Elizabeth MayThe proposed purchase of Calgary-based Nexen Inc., Canada’s 12th-largest energy company, by the China National Offshore Oil Company, CNOOC Ltd., for $15.1-billion (U.S.) should be setting off alarms…
There is no shortage of compelling issues to discuss in a Hill Times Environmental Policy briefing. Even listing, without describing, the catalogue of assaults on environmental law and…
Canada has two approaches when dealing with totalitarian regimes. If they have no money or inclination to invest, we are quick to condemn and to shut such nations…
The 11th Meeting of the UN Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (COP11) wrapped up today in Bucharest, Romania. This international effort to…
Publication Source: Sooke News Mirror Source Link: View the full original article >> Author: Andrew Weaver A recent letter dismissed scientific concern over increasing ocean acidity as a…
The Green Party of Canada is calling on the government of Canada to re-instate the International Joint Commission (IJC) on Great Lakes Water Quality Nuclear Task Force complete…
This year, World Population Day comes in the midst of a life and death debate about how Canadian society wants to react internationally to key issues, including poverty,…
Canada Coal Inc.’s plan to begin exploratory drilling on Ellesmere Island next summer raises concerns about wildlife habitat and ancient fossil site protection. It also raises questions about…
Publication Source: Victoria Times Colonist Source Link: View the full original article >> Author: Gwen Barlee Two weeks ago, something remarkable happened. Dr. Robbin Lindsay, a research scientist…
Okay. Admittedly that may be the most unpopular title of a blog I have ever tapped out on my laptop. I can’t and won’t explain or defend the…
Publication Source: The Windsor Star Source Link: View the full original article >> Author: Kyle Billing As a member of a country that has roughly a one-third majority…
The appalling 420 page so-called omnibus budget implementation bill, C-38, will likely clear the Senate before you read this. All 700+ of the Opposition amendments were defeated after…
The appalling 420 page so-called omnibus budget implementation bill, C-38, managed to get rubber stamped without a single change. All 700+ of the Opposition amendments were defeated after…
Summary This enactment requires the Standing Committee established by the House of Commons to consider matters related to the environment and sustainable development to study the development and…
Publication Source: CBC – The Current Source Link: View the full original article >> Author: Anna Maria Tremonti Twenty years ago, the nations of the world rushed to…
After the refusal of the Prime Minister to allow Conservative Members of Parliament to vote their conscience on any of the 700 amendments to C-38 during the Report…
Today, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, an important call to action is being launched. “Action to Face the Urgent Realities of Climate Change” is the result of collaborative…
Green Party Leader and Member of Parliament for Saanich-Gulf Islands Elizabeth May held a press conference with NDP and Liberal MPs, speaking about the recent oil spill in…
[k0-WXtOucko] Elizabeth May: Mr. Speaker, I had the enormous honour earlier today to meet with Bonnie and Gord Johnston of Sundre, Alberta. They came to Ottawa to plead…
Elizabeth May: Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the hon. member for the very interesting speech. I will be very brief as I know time is running…
Elizabeth May: Mr. Speaker, the cuts to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency are particularly unusual in that there is one portion of the budget, as opposed to being…
Elizabeth May: Mr. Speaker, the member for Ottawa South’s speech was very comprehensive and important. I am unhappy with the fact that this bill is continually described as…
Legislation Affected Number of Amendments Income Tax Act 2 Canadian Environmental Assessment Act 102 National Energy Board Act 63 Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act 1 Nuclear Safety…
After weeks of preparation, Saanich-Gulf Islands Member of Parliament Elizabeth May today reported that more than 300 of the amendments the Green Party’s parliamentary office submitted Friday have…
Q: How many amendments has Elizabeth May made to Bill C-38? A: Elizabeth May proposed 330 amendments before the deadline of June 9th. Of those, 320 were deemed admissible…