Elizabeth May(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 10, 2016 – Trans-Canada passenger rail service under threat again, and the Green Party of Canada is urging the Liberal government to follow through on commitments…
(OTTAWA) March 9, 2016 – Following the passing of a resolution in the European Parliament on February 25, Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada, asked the House of…
(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…
(OTTAWA) – Today, during International Women’s Day, the Green Party of Canada joins Canadians as they celebrate the achievements of women in this country and around the world:…
(OTTAWA) March 8, 2016 – Today in the House of Commons, Green Party of Canada Leader Elizabeth May (MP, Saanich-Gulf Islands) will vote against a motion to support the…
(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…
(OTTAWA) March 1, 2016 – The “legal scrubbing” of the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) – announced today by International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland – does little…
(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…
(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…
(OTTAWA) February 15, 2016 – Today, Elizabeth May joins all Canadians in celebrating the anniversary of our national flag: “Fifty-one years ago, Lester B. Pearson first raised our flag…
(OTTAWA) February 8, 2016 – Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada (Saanich – Gulf Islands), released the following statement in response to Canada’s revised policy to address…
(OTTAWA) February 8, 2016 – Gong Xi Fa Cai! Today marks the first day of festivities for the Chinese New Year. The Green Party of Canada and Party Leader Elizabeth…
(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…
OTTAWA — “Today’s ruling by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal reiterates what anybody who has been paying attention has known for years: Ottawa has been discriminating against First…
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…
(OTTAWA) January 18, 2016 – Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party and MP (Saanich-Gulf Islands), extends heartfelt sympathies to the families of those killed during an attack…
(OTTAWA) January 13, 2016 – Today, Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party and MP (Saanich-Gulf Islands) and Mike Schreiner, Leader of the Ontario Green Party, issued a…