Why can’t we talk about climate change?
In the last week of June 1988, there was a brutal heat wave holding a wilting Toronto in its grip. I was the senior policy advisor to the…
Elizabeth MayMP for Saanich and Gulf Islands
Elizabeth MayIn the last week of June 1988, there was a brutal heat wave holding a wilting Toronto in its grip. I was the senior policy advisor to the…
Knowing how many Island Tides readers are keen observers of the climate issue, as well as the impressive number of you who are climate activists, I wanted to…
At the recent Globe conference, in an illuminating talk (literally, pun intended) energy guru Amory Lovins provided an analysis of how we have illuminated our homes over the…
I write this from the train heading back from New York to Canada. The last time I made this trip was September 2014, coming home from the Peoples’…
(OTTAWA) April 22, 2016 – Green Parties around the world stand united in our commitment to addressing climate change and implementing the Paris Agreement with its undertaking to constrain…
Elizabeth May: Mr. Speaker, I thank the Prime Minister for his leadership in Paris and for attending the upcoming Earth Day signing at the United Nations. However, our…
Analyzing the new Liberal budget for Canada is difficult. It is so deeply disappointing, yet compared to any budget in the last ten years it represents a huge…
(OTTAWA) March 22, 2016 – The Green Party of Canada released the following statement on World Water Day: “Today we join with the United Nations in bringing attention…
British Columbians need to have a say on the provincial government’s commitment to link the province’s economic future to a very large bet on LNG. The total number…
We 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…