Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) offered her support to eight Canadians in six federal ridings who are going to Federal Court in Ottawa with "Robofraud" applications. May expressed her hope that the cases relating to allegations of vote suppression – the widespread use of automated messages (“robocalls”) or live calls to direct … Read more
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich–Gulf Island, B.C.), NDP MP Craig Scott (Toronto-Danforth, Ont) and Liberal MP Stéphane Dion (St-Laurent–Cartierville, Que.) joined forces and tabled a petition calling for an investigation into the Conservative's robocall scandal. Two citizens, Tara Ferrell and Jonathan Allan, initiated the petition. More information is available online. Call 613-614-4916.
In a statement released from Doha, Environment Minister Peter Kent (Thornhill, Ont.) claimed that Canada’s emissions are historically low. The Green Party says he has based his statement on per capita greenhouse gas (GHG). Leader of the Green Party Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) said that 2011 total emissions have gone up, adding that according … Read more
Green Party of Canada Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) said the decision by Prime Minister Stephen Harper (Calgary Southwest, Alta.) to grant a $6.3 billion loan guarantee to the Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project must be reconsidered. May added that taking on another mega energy-generating project is a political decision that should be carefully made, … Read more
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) challenged the Conservative government to respond to Canadians’ concerns about the state of democracy. A spring 2012 poll released by the charitable organization Samara revealed that Canadians are less satisfied with their democracy than they were in 2004. Seventy-five percent expressed some degree of satisfaction eight years … Read more
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) urged Prime Minister Stephen Harper (Calgary Southwest, Alta.) and Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird (Ottawa West-Nepean, Ont.) to take a reasoned and balanced approach to the recent vote at the UN. The Green Party of Canada urges that both the Palestinian Authority and the state of Israel … Read more
Green Party of Canada Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) tabled dozens of substantive policy amendments to Bill C-45, the budget, at report stage. May said that, as with Bill C-38, the Green Party approach to Bill C-45 has been to offer up specific and substantive changes that members would like to see made this legislation, … Read more
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) issued a statement on the by-election results. May said she wants to congratulate Green candidates Donald Galloway, Chris Turner and Virginia Ervin. May added that for the Green Party of Canada, these by-elections mark a new stage. The full statement is available online. Call 613-614-4916. Singer-songwriters Sarah … Read more
The Green Party of Canada calls on the government to act more decisively to help end the daily threat to the safety and well-being of women and girls. Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) said few people realize that violence against women is the world’s leading human-rights violation and, sadly, Canada isn’t immune … Read more
Green Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) won top honours at the 2012 Parliamentarian of the Year Awards, an annual event organised by Macleans’ and L’Actualité. The MPs themselves voted in eight categories to select the winners. Runner-ups for the most coveted award of the night were Bob Rae (Toronto Centre, Ont.) and Rodger Cuzner … Read more
