Elizabeth MayWe can no longer discuss the economy in isolation from the climate crisis. Put bluntly, we have no economic future if we continue to assume the changes to…
(OTTAWA) March 19, 2016 –The Green Party of Canada released the following statement to mark Earth Hour 2016: “Earth Hour is a reminder that the small steps we take as…
(OTTAWA) – Elizabeth May issued the following statement on the fifth anniversary of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster: “The environmental devastation and loss of life following the Fukushima…
(OTTAWA) March 9, 2016 – As the business case for the Energy East pipeline project falls apart, the Green Party of Canada is urging the federal government to commit…
Elizabeth May: Mr. Speaker, I rise today to draw the attention of the House to the plight of the very courageous residents, the Inuit peoples, of the village…
(OTTAWA) March 7, 2016 – Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada, issued the following statement regarding the Hamlet of Clyde River’s fight to stop seismic testing in Baffin…
(OTTAWA) March 3, 2016 – Following today’s meeting between the Premiers and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the Green Party of Canada calls on the federal government to deliver stronger climate targets…
(OTTAWA) March 2, 2016 – The clock is ticking for the Liberal government to live up to its climate action promises, said Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green…
So much carbon; so little time. It is true globally and it is true for Canada. From Canada’s early entry as a climate action leader – hosting the world’s…
By Christopher Majka February 27, 2016 Source: rabble.ca Elizabeth May is once again alone. For a period of almost two years she was joined on the Green Party…
There is a catechism of the fossil fuel industry, with oft-repeated claims that seem by repetition to escape examination. Peter MacKay’s recent opinion piece on pipelines was a…
(OTTAWA) February 24, 2016 – The Green Party of Canada supports a coalition of environmental groups across North America calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to implement an evidence-based…
Check back here for more information and analysis when the 2016 Budget is tabled today at 4 PM. The Hon. Bill Morneau Minister of Finance Government of Canada…
Elizabeth May: Mr. Speaker, in the dying days of the federal election campaign, 14 permits were issued by Fisheries Canada and Transport Canada to allow the construction of…
(OTTAWA) February 19, 2016 – Numbers released today show the Harper government saved only $596,000 by legally withdrawing from the Kyoto Protocol and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate…
Elizabeth May: Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Prime Minister. All of us in the House are proud of the progressive role Canada played in concluding the…
(OTTAWA) – February 5, 2016 – Elizabeth May applauds a decision today by Parks Canada to cancel the controversial Mother Canada monument in Cape Breton Islands National Park. “The…
(OTTAWA) January 27, 2016 – “The new conditions for existing proposals, like Kinder Morgan and Energy East, are certainly a step in the right direction but any conditions…
(OTTAWA) January 26, 2016 – Following today’s report by the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development, Elizabeth May responded: “The Commissioner’s findings highlight the desperate condition of…
BURNABY, BC — In the final argument phase of the National Energy Board hearing in the application from Trans Mountain to expand the Kinder Morgan pipeline from Alberta…
(OTTAWA) January 22, 2016 – Elizabeth May is standing alongside local community leaders to denounce the decision of provincial and federal regulators to give Corridor Resources Inc. a…
(OTTAWA) January 22, 2016 – In response to the latest news that that 2015 was the hottest year on record, Elizabeth May has reinforced the need for the…
Elizabeth May will testify as an intervenor at the hearings on the proposed Kinder Morgan pipeline in Burnaby, BC on Thursday, January 21 at 9:30 AM PST. The…