Elizabeth MayGreen Party Leader Elizabeth May, MP Saanich-Gulf Islands, warned the Harper Conservatives not to move recklessly on expanding northern offshore drilling in the Beaufort Sea before more is…
Today in Question Period, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries, Randy Kamp, confirmed that the Experimental Lakes Area (www.saveela.org) is to be sold off to private interests. Independent…
[ajLAlhuet9Q] Elizabeth May: Mr. Speaker, two years after shelving plans for drilling in the Arctic following the disaster of BP in the Gulf of Mexico, it now appears…
Since my last article for Island Tides, Parliament has been dominated by the March 29 Budget and the April 26 budget implementation bill, Bill C-38. The first set…
Last night in the House, there was a Committee of the Whole until 1:30am. On the option of the NDP, two departments of government can be submitted to…
Elizabeth May: Madam Speaker, this bill has been before the House numerous times. In fact, the first effort at amending copyright legislation goes back to 2005 under a…
Publication Source: Huffington Post Source Link: View the full original article >> Author: Mark Crowley Once again Green Party Member of Parliament Elizabeth May (I never get tired…
Elizabeth May: Mr. Speaker, I hope this is properly put as a point of order. I noted earlier in question period, in debate, that the Conservative members of…
Elizabeth May: Mr. Speaker, I rise today to talk about Bill C-38. I am sad because this bill is worse than any other this Parliament has debated, and…
Publication Source: Times Colonist Source Link: View the full original article >> Author: Cindy E. Harnett Saanich-Gulf Islands Green MP Elizabeth May is threatening to hold up a…
Elizabeth May: Madam Speaker, in the House I have mostly bemoaned and raged against the changes to environmental laws, but I want to support what the member has…
Colin Mayes: Mr. Speaker, I listened to my colleague from British Columbia earlier and I commend her on the good work she does in protecting the environment. We,…
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Publication Source: Huffington Post Source Link: View the full original article >> Author: Joan Byden The Harper government will have to scale potentially hundreds of procedural hurdles —…
Robert Aubin: Mr. Speaker, for the past 10 minutes, I listened to my colleague as she tried to describe this omnibus bill in as much detail as possible.…
Elizabeth May: Madam Speaker, there are many topics that my hon. friend from North Vancouver touched upon in his speech, which I would love to probe further, but…
Elizabeth May: Madam Speaker, just for the purpose of historical accuracy, it should be noted that there were good climate plans put in place, although late in the…
Publication Source: Peninsula News Review Source Link: View the full original article >> Author: Christine van Reeuwyk Elizabeth May will fight tooth and nail to stop the closure…
Publication Source: Macleans Source Link: View the full original article >> Author: Aaron Wherry Elizabeth May has compiled a breakdown of every change to environmental regulations contained in…
As a long-time environmental lawyer who has watched, and, in some cases, played a role in the development of Canada’s environmental laws, I am devastated at the cynical,…
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Current Process Triggers to Environmental Assessment: Federal Money Federal Land Law List Kinds of Environmental Assessment: Screening Comprehensive Study Panel – Including Federal-Provincial Joint Panels Content of Review:…
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, MP Saanich-Gulf Islands, today listed and explained the dangerous and damaging impacts that Bill C-38, the Budget Implementation Bill, will have on Canadians’…
Usually when the Harper Conservatives bring in a new law, there is a big roll-out. The prime minister or one of his heavy-hitters goes to a prime location,…
Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party and MP for Saanich-Gulf Islands, today gave her full support to the newly established BlackOutSpeakOut Campaign, organized by several leading environment…