A Summertime Update
Winter, spring, summer, fall – MPs are busy through them all!
Elizabeth May is delighted to be home in Sidney until the House resumes on September 17. She will be attending community events across Saanich-Gulf Islands, meeting with constitutents and stakeholders on key federal issues, and walking her dog Xo along Beacon Avenue. Outside of SGI, you can catch Elizabeth at the Calgary Stampede or marching in the Vancouver and Montreal Pride Parades!
In this newsletter, you can see what Elizabeth May has been up to and what her plans are for the coming weeks. Scroll below for press releases, interviews, photos and more – and stay tuned for details on Elizabeth’s September Town Halls!
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Reports, Statements & Press Releases
- Official Parliamentary Study of Israel and Areas of the West Bank
- National Aboriginal Day 2018
- Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day
- Canadian Multiculturalism Day 2018
- Happy Canada Day!
- Five-year anniversary of the Lac-Mégantic tragedy
- Elizabeth May marks 30th anniversary of Canada’s groundbreaking climate event
- Elizabeth May endorses recommendations to end human rights violations of Palestinian children
- Before Prime Minister leaves for Brussels Elizabeth May urges him to remember Canada’s peacekeeping legacy
In the News
- End of session interview with Don Martin
(Power Play, CTV News, June 28) - “Elizabeth May on Trans Mountain, trivia and the truth”
(Rachel Gilmore, iPolitics, June 29)
- Interview with Al Ferraby
(CFAX 1070, July 4) - Elizabeth and Adam Stirling debate the merits of the Kinder Morgan pipeline
(CFAX 1070, July 5)
Community Newsletter
NEW! June 2018 Newsletter – Middle East
Recent Events
Wednesday, June 20
Thursday, June 21
- Click here for a video of Elizabeth speaking at a rally in Victoria organized by Fair Vote Canada in support of electoral reform in B.C.!
- Elizabeth presented community leadership awards in Cordova Bay
- Elizabeth spoke at the Victoria Indigenous Cultural Festival on National Indigenous Peoples Day
Friday, June 22
- Elizabeth joined in the 2018 Tour des Iles to promote sustainable inter-island links
- Elizabeth attended the REVolutionSS festival on Salt Spring Island
- Elizabeth presented the Saanich-Gulf Islands Green scholarship to Daniel Davenport of Lambric Park Secondary School
Saturday, June 23
Sunday, June 24
Monday, June 25 to Tuesday, June 26
Wednesday, June 27
Thursday, June 28
- Elizabeth attended Stelly’s Secondary School 2018 Student Awards Ceremony
- Elizabeth attended Claremont Secondary School’s 2018 Graduation Ceremony
Friday, June 29
Saturday, June 30
Sunday, July 1
- Elizabeth joined the Sidney Lions Canada Day Pancake Breakfast
- Elizabeth marched in the Canada Day parade in Sidney
- Elizabeth attended the cake-cutting at Salt Spring Island’s Show & Shine
- Elizabeth attended the Saturna Lamb BBQ
- Elizabeth joined the Legion BBQ Steak Dinner and Celeidh Band on Pender Island
Upcoming Events
Saturday, July 14
Sunday, July 15
- Meet & Greet with Elizabeth and Françoise Therrien Vrignon in Winnipeg, Green candidate for Saint Boniface
- Elizabeth and Françoise have a discussion on Facebook Live!
Sunday, August 5
Sunday, August 19
Saturday, September 1 to Monday, September 3
- Elizabeth attends the Saanich Fair
Friday, September 28 to Sunday, September 30