Elizabeth MayWeek in Review: January 25 – 29 (le français suit) Welcome to the first sitting week of 2021! This week started with two emergency debates. On Monday, parliamentarians sat until midnight to debate President Biden’s…
Elizabeth May (Saanich—Gulf Islands) 2021-01-25 23:10 Mr. Speaker, it has been a long night of debate. The Green Party members never got a speaking slot, so I will…
Ms. Elizabeth May (Saanich—Gulf Islands, GP): Madam Speaker, with the minister’s words, this is an existential crisis ringing in my ears. I will remind the minister that the…
And Happy Robbie Burns Day for those who celebrate! Apologies to my brother in Cape Breton who decries the veneration of a lowland Scot who spoke no Gaelic!…
The Hon. Jonathan Wilkinson Minister of Environment and Climate Change House of Commons K1A 0A6 July 14, 2020 RE: Consultation on the draft Terms of Reference of the…
Let me begin with an apology. Last Sunday, I think many of you expected and needed for me to talk about the cold-blooded murder of George Floyd and…
On Friday, February 7, 2020, the CEO of Trans Mountain pipeline, Ian Anderson, announced that the costs of building the pipeline expansion have “soared from an initial estimate…
Good Sunday Morning! Last night was my last community meeting for January. Today I head back to Ottawa for the resumption of Parliament. Despite a round of significant…
Good Sunday Morning! Depending on where you are in Canada, you are likely dealing with one form of unpredictable extreme weather or another. For those of us on…
THE FEDERAL COURT OF APPEAL RULING ON KINDER MORGAN EXPLAINED TSLEIL-WAUTUTH NATION, CITY OF VANCOUVER, CITY OF BURNABY, THE SQUAMISH NATION (also known as the SQUAMISH INDIAN BAND),…
By Elizabeth May, for The Guardian The twists and turns in the saga of the Kinder Morgan pipeline just took a turn for the seriously weird today, but…
Ms. Elizabeth May Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the member for Vancouver Quadra, hon. the parliamentary secretary. I completely agree about the hazardous area of the Hecate…
Elizabeth May Mr. Speaker, the warnings of climate scientists are becoming increasingly urgent and worrying. The most recent, days ago, was that the world was watching the weakening…
Elizabeth May Mr. Speaker, I am reminded of something I was asked to say by one of my constituents, the Honourable Pat Carney. She used to be the…
Elizabeth May Mr. Speaker, there have been a lot of claims made, even here today in the House, about the jobs that would be created by Kinder Morgan,…
Elizabeth May Madam Speaker, the debate so far today has been contaminated by so many claims that are contrafactual. In other words, the facts are clear, but the…
Elizabeth May Mr. Speaker, the National Energy Board expert panel that reported this week included prominent industry people, such as Brenda Kenny of the Canadian Pipeline Association and…
On Earth Day, April 22nd, 2017, Elizabeth and Sheila Malcolmson (MP, Nanaimo-Ladysmith) participated in ‘Protecting Our Islands,’ a public meeting and fundraiser to assist with the First Nations…
Elizabeth May: Mr. Speaker, many British Columbians believed the Liberal election promises last year. I myself did. I believed the Liberal campaign promises that the National Energy Board…
Elizabeth May today denounced the Prime Minister’s decision to approve the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Project as “political opportunism of the worst kind. “Contrary to the…
(OTTAWA) September 29, 2016 – Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada (MP, Saanich-Gulf Islands), filed a submission today to the ministerial panel appointed to conduct further…
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