Community Newsletter: LNG
I recently sent a newsletter to my constituents on the issue of LNG. You can read it here. If you live in Saanich-Gulf Islands, it would be great…
Elizabeth MayMP for Saanich and Gulf Islands
Elizabeth MayI recently sent a newsletter to my constituents on the issue of LNG. You can read it here. If you live in Saanich-Gulf Islands, it would be great…
I recently sent a newsletter to my constituents on the issue of electoral reform. You can read it here.
I recently sent a newsletter to my constituents on small business. You can read it here.
In 1984, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) was created to provide an intelligence gathering service separate from the RCMP. The RCMP’s illegal and embarrassing efforts to infiltrate…
We cannot allow these horrific crimes to go unanswered. However, we must make sure whatever we do does not make matters worse. C-51 won’t make Canadians safer. We…
Lyme Disease The Act Respecting a Federal Framework on Lyme Disease became law on December 16, 2014. This was my private member’s bill, C-442, first tabled in June…
The new bill, C-51, is described by the government as an anti-terrorism act. Having studied it, I cannot agree that it is primarily addressing the threat of terrorism.…
By the time you receive this newsletter, Bill C-51, the so-called “Anti-Terrorism Act,” will likely have become law. It is my hope, and the hope of many more,…
Over $12 billion has been spent by the federal government on increased security since 9-11. The question of whether that was the best way to protect ourselves needs…
The rise of ISIS has been raised in my Town Halls ever since fall 2014. There is no doubt that the brutal and sadistic acts of violence perpetrated…
May 19, 2011 Just weeks after the May 2nd election I wrote the Chief Electoral Officer to request an investigation into the attempts at electoral fraud across Canada.…
I think so. Defeated Liberal candidate Briony Penn thinks so. Do you remember that election? The Conservative candidate was incumbent Gary Lunn. Penn was the Liberal candidate, Andrew…
Mr. Justice Mosley found “that the most likely source of the information used to make the misleading calls was the CIMS database maintained and controlled by the CPC,…
Michael Sona was convicted on the evidence of a number of people. His friends, testifying reluctantly for the most part, painted a picture Mr. Justice Hearn found convincing…
It is instructive to read the two court rulings back to back. One, Mr. Justice Mosley from the Federal Court was dealing with what is generally called the…
In my town hall meetings, I am privileged to hear from constituents about a range of issues. One concern that comes up frequently is deeply troubling. Voters are…
Each year, 40 students are selected from high schools and CEGEPs across Canada to come to Ottawa to work as pages in the House of Commons. Pages have…
I wish I could have protected the jobs in Parks Canada and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Due to the way in which the cuts fell –…
In early February, I made my way through the complex, web-based, National Energy Board (NEB) website to apply to be an intervenor in the upcoming hearings on the…
I have been surprised how often it really matters to be the only MP in the House to take a stand. Many issues move quickly through the House…
It is hard to believe (at least for me!) that it has been three years since I first had the honour to rise in my seat when recognized…
The Teachers Institute is a unique professional development opportunity for teachers of governance and citizenship education. Each November, the program brings together approximately 70 educators from across the…
We need to grasp the nettle of the thorny ethical problem of assisted suicide and the right to die with dignity. The solutions will not be simple because…
The widely repeated claim that the growth in aging Canadians as a proportion of our population will drive up health care costs is not supported by the evidence.…
The number one cause of dependency and disability in seniors is dementia. Our health care system needs to focus resources on the increase in the diseases of aging,…