Elizabeth MayGenetically engineered (GE) organisms may pose a potentially serious threat to human health and the health of natural ecosystems. Many Canadians want to follow the example of the…
Ms. Elizabeth May: Mr. Speaker, while our requests to adjourn for an emergency debate are in the same subject area, they are slightly different. I am requesting an…
The Honourable Andrew Scheer Speaker House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 November 28, 2011 Dear Mr. Speaker, Pursuant to Standing Rule 52 (2), please accept this as…
It has been a good week for the Harper Communications Machine. Peter Kent is a very effective spokesperson. The lines and spin work well. I like Peter Kent…
Ms. Elizabeth May: Mr. Speaker, next week the United Nations negotiations under the Framework Convention on Climate Change will begin in Durban. Given that the Minister of the…
Mr. Gordon Brown: Mr. Speaker, I know my friend from Saanich—Gulf Islands has put some effort into learning about this issue. I was first elected back in 2004.…
Publication Source: The Globe and Mail Source Link: View the full original article >> In an otherwise excellent column (Amid Dire Warnings, Canada is Missing in Action –…
Canadian climate expert Dr. Gordon McBean has been elected President-elect of the International Council for Science (ICSU), the first Canadian to hold this office. The International Council for…
Canadian climate expert Dr. Gordon McBean has been elected President-elect of the International Council for Science (ICSU), the first Canadian to hold this office. The International Council for…
Green Party of Canada Leader Elizabeth May held a press conference with Dr. Gordon McBean on November 18th, 2011 concerning the potentially devastating effects of climate change on…
Climate Change Mr. Speaker, I am rising today to remind us that 23 years ago next week was the first global scientific conference on the threat of climate…
Elizabeth May: Mr. Speaker, moments ago the member for Etobicoke North asked the Minister of the Environment about the inclusion of opposition members of Parliament concerned with climate…
Green Party of Canada Leader Elizabeth May and Deputy Leader Adriane Carr are in Ottawa today to push for a legislated ban on crude oil tankers along BC’s…
Right Honourable Stephen Harper Prime Minister of Canada Office of the Prime Minister 80 Wellington Street Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A2 November 10, 2011 Dear Prime Minister, We write…
Environment Minister Peter Kent today promised that Canada would have no part in the second phase of Kyoto, despite repeated and urgent calls from the world’s scientists for developed…
Ms. Elizabeth May: Mr. Speaker, I am pursuing a question I asked the Minister of the Environment some time ago to which I received a response from the…
In reading this heading, ‘The mystery of the muzzled scientists,’ I wonder how many readers would be put in mind of the game Clue—‘Colonel Mustard in the library…
Elizabeth May: Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of the Environment to continuously try to unravel the muzzling of government scientists. I accept that the minister…
Today, in response to the report of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development, Elizabeth May, Green Party Leader and Member of Parliament for Saanich-Gulf Islands, slammed…
Elizabeth May: Mr. Speaker, I rise at this point in our adjournment procedures to pursue a question that I initially asked the hon. Minister of the Environment on…
Hello citizens, I’m reporting in after the first five days of the fall parliamentary calendar, finally posting this blog Monday morning. Our proceedings were dominated by two pieces…
Elizabeth May: Mr. Speaker, my question is to the Minister of the Environment. Years ago, it was my great privilege to be part of the Canadian negotiating team…
As the high profile Keystone Pipeline controversy shifts from Washington to Ottawa, the Green Party of Canada stands in solidarity with the many courageous people who have sought…
Elizabeth May: Mr. Speaker, I would like to congratulate our wonderful pages on their beautiful voices and thank them for that incredible moment. I am rising today to…
Elizabeth May: Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of the Environment and concerns oil and gas exploration. I certainly agree with hon. members of the official…