Elizabeth MayTake the money off the table. Right now Canadian governments live on oil money. Former Alberta Premier Peter Lougheed had a plan (which former Premier Klein cancelled) to…
Jobs in the British Columbia economy that depend on a healthy coastline and no oil spills 45,000 permanently employed in B.C.’s coastal seafood and ocean recreation industries (according…
According to testimony by former government geologist, J. David Hughes, using the growth projections from the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP), “There is sufficient capacity within the…
Questions and Answers How Large are the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions from the Oil Sands? Is Canada an Energy Superpower? Why are Tankers Moving Past the Gulf Islands…
Publication Source: North County Public Radio Source Link: Listen to the radio interview >> Author: Brian Mann For decades, Canada has enjoyed a reputation as one of the…
Elizabeth May: Madam Speaker, my second petition deals with fossil fuels and comes from members of the public, primarily in British Columbia, who are looking for the government…
Too many politicians, business leaders and media pundits are setting up a false choice between economics, human rights, and the environment. The fact is there is no need…
Lorraine Rekmans, Aboriginal Affairs Critic for the Green Party of Canada, is appalled at the treatment being given to Indigenous language speakers at the Joint Review Panel hearings…
We held eight Town Halls in January, on every one of the southern Gulf Islands in the riding and in three locations on the Saanich Peninsula. I am…
Publication Source: The Kingston Whig-Standard Source Link: View the full original article >> Author: Elizabeth May I note that the 2011 Conservative candidate for Kingston and the Islands,…
BC Greens together with their federal counterparts in the Green Party of Canada are solidly opposed to the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline and the associated increase in tanker…
The committee met twice this week, on February 7th and February 9th, to continue a study on the current and future state of oil and gas pipelines and…
The Burnaby Chevron refinery is at risk of closing because of decisions by the National Energy Board (NEB) and Kinder Morgan Canada, who operate the Trans Mountain Pipeline from Edmonton…
Green Leader Elizabeth May sees the Obama Administration refusal of the Keystone Pipeline as an opportunity to create Canadian jobs. “We should now pause and re-think shipping our unprocessed…
“Unfortunately, there are environmental and other radical groups that would seek to block this opportunity to diversify our trade. Their goal is to stop any major project no…
Publication Source: The Hill Times Source Link: View the full original article >> Author: Elizabeth May The campaign to prevent the expected rubber-stamp approval of the Keystone XL Pipeline by the…
The campaign to prevent the expected rubber-stamp approval of the Keystone XL Pipeline by the Obama Administration was not given good odds of success. The proposed pipeline would…
OTTAWA – President Obama has put the Keystone XL pipeline on hold, citing concerns over climate change and the problematic route. Green Leader and MP for Saanich-Gulf Islands…
The Green Party of Canada has joined with the Dene Nation and other First Nations as well as tribal leaders and property owners in supporting the Mother Earth…
The Green Party of Canada is solidly in support of peaceful, non-violent opposition to the proposed Keystone pipeline. A rally was held today in Ottawa to protest the…
As the high profile Keystone Pipeline controversy shifts from Washington to Ottawa, the Green Party of Canada stands in solidarity with the many courageous people who have sought…
The striking thing about the 2010 federal budget as a physical document is its colour scheme. Its cover matches the ubiquitous Canada’s Economic Action Plan logo—shades of blue…