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“Day of Shame”: Canada Officially Out of Kyoto
Media Release | Friday, 14 Dec 2012OTTAWA – On December 15th, Canada’s withdrawal from the Kyoto Protocol will take legal effect. Canada will be the only nation out of more than 180 to legally exit the protocol. “It is the first...
Backgrounder: Canada & Climate Change
Backgrounder | Friday, 14 Dec 2012Canada is required under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to maintain an inventory of overall greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and to submit an annual report. All of the GHG...
What to make of the federal by-elections?
Blog | Wednesday, 12 Dec 2012On November 26, voters in three ridings went to the polls to replace MPs who resigned within the last few months. In June, Calgary Centre Conservative Lee Richardson resigned to accept a position as...
Grassroots Petition Presses For Robocall Scandal Inquiry
Media Release | Tuesday, 11 Dec 2012OTTAWA – Members of Parliament Elizabeth May (Saanich–Gulf Island), Craig Scott (Toronto–Danforth) and Stéphane Dion (St-Laurent–Cartierville) joined forces today and tabled a petition calling for an...
It’s the environment and the economy, stupid
Blog | Monday, 10 Dec 2012One of the most persistent and confounding fallacies of political discourse is the idea that we must choose between environmental protection and a healthy economy. According to years of polling,...
Experts respond to outcome of UN climate talks in Doha
Blog | Saturday, 08 Dec 2012While saddened and shamed by Canadian government performance in Doha, I am so proud of our hard-working environmental representatives, especially the Canadian youth. Here is their summary press...
Green Party Calls on Israeli Leadership to Re-Calibrate Messaging on New Settlement Plans
Media Release | Friday, 07 Dec 2012OTTAWA - Green Party Leader and MP for Saanich–Gulf Island Elizabeth May today questioned the logic of recent Israeli government messaging that it will proceed with new settlement plans in the E-1...
Newsflash: Lake Winnipeg is in serious trouble
Blog | Thursday, 06 Dec 2012Yesterday in Question Period, I was shocked to hear Parliamentary secretary Michelle Rempel proclaim that that the Conservatives have “cleaned up Lake Winnipeg.” It is true that the Prime Minister...
December 6th is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
Media Release | Wednesday, 05 Dec 2012OTTAWA – Statement by Elizabeth May, Green Party Leader and Member of Parliament for Saanich-Gulf Islands: “All Canadians should take a moment to pause and reflect on the anniversary of the École...
Muskrat Falls: “How Was the Decision Made?”
Media Release | Tuesday, 04 Dec 2012OTTAWA – The decision by Stephen Harper to grant a $6.3-billion loan guarantee to the Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project must be reconsidered. “Taking on another mega energy-generating project is a...