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Elizabeth May welcomes Conservative Interim Leader Rona Ambrose
Statement | Thursday, 05 Nov 2015(OTTAWA) Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada, released the following statement after Rona Ambrose was announced as the new Conservative Interim Leader: “I welcome Ms. Ambrose as the...
Green Party congratulates decision to reinstate the long-form census
Media Release | Thursday, 05 Nov 2015OTTAWA – Today, Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party and MP (Saanich-Gulf Islands), welcomed the Liberal government’s decision to bring back the long-form census. “I commend the decision to...
Elizabeth May welcomes new cabinet
Media Release | Wednesday, 04 Nov 2015“It’s time to restore a civil, dignified, and respectful Parliament” (OTTAWA) – Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada and MP (Saanich – Gulf Islands), welcomed the decision of new Prime...
Why it matters to appoint a Cabinet with gender balance
Blog | Wednesday, 04 Nov 2015I don’t know about you, but I have been astonished at the many media pundits who question Justin Trudeau’s decision to appoint a Cabinet with gender parity. The CBC panel on November 1 with Walrus...
Fixing What Harper Broke - Part Two
Blog | Monday, 02 Nov 2015Fixing What Harper Broke – Part Two The first “to-do” list focussed on changes to policy and legislation brought in under the Harper administration. But the damage was not confined to omnibus laws...
Fixing What Harper Broke: a to-do list for the incoming Government
Blog | Thursday, 29 Oct 2015We need a stock-taking. A “to-do” list. Some of what the Harper administration broke will be easy to fix; much will be very hard indeed. What we must do is insist the damage be reversed. There is an...
Green Party says Climate Reports Reinforce the Need for a National Climate Change Strategy
Media Release | Wednesday, 28 Oct 2015OTTAWA – Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada and MP (Saanich – Gulf Islands), emphasized the importance of a national climate change strategy, after two reports on climate were...
Green Party Statement on Tragedy in Tofino
Statement | Monday, 26 Oct 2015(OTTAWA) –Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada and MP (Saanich – Gulf Islands), issued the following statement after a tour vessel from a Tofino whale-watching company sank Sunday...
Greens call for government to act to avoid conflict on Lelu Island
Media Release | Saturday, 24 Oct 2015OTTAWA - Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party and MP for Saanich-Gulf Islands, urged the federal government to act to avoid a potentially violent conflict on Lelu Island and Flora Bank. Petronas...
Elizabeth May says TPP deal is dangerous: “Milk that includes hormones needs to be kept out of Canada”
Media Release | Friday, 23 Oct 2015OTTAWA – Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party (Saanich-Gulf Islands), released the following statement after news that the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) would allow milk that includes hormones...