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Harper Conservatives’ Bill C-36 beyond repair
Media Release | Monday, 22 Sep 2014OTTAWA – Stating that there would be no way to amend the bill in a way that would fix it, Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada and MP for Saanich–Gulf Islands, today proposed that the...
Who decided biotech was a technology winner?
Blog | Monday, 22 Sep 2014The federal government, regardless of political stripe, has a poor record of picking technology winners. Canadians essentially lost tens of billions when the giant white radioactive elephant Atomic...
September 22 is Car Free Day
Statement | Monday, 22 Sep 2014OTTAWA – Today is World Car Free Day, an international day of action to promote alternative modes of transportation and a cleaner environment. “Car Free Day is an opportunity to think critically...
A $15 federal minimum wage will not solve inequality – but it could help
Blog | Thursday, 18 Sep 2014I am going to vote for the NDP’s motion on reinstating the federal minimum wage. A federal minimum wage would only apply to federally regulated industries which comprise only a small portion of the...
Elizabeth May to raise Question of Privilege arguing that Closures on Debate deny MP's the ability to do their Job: Holding the Government to Account
Media Release | Monday, 15 Sep 2014Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada and MP for Saanich–Gulf Islands, will raise a question of privilege regarding the Government's use of time allocation in Parliamentary debates....
Elizabeth May: Canada-China Agreement is a Threat to Canada’s Sovereignty
Media Release | Monday, 15 Sep 2014"At no time since 1867 has the sovereignty of Canada been significantly undermined…" Elizabeth May. (OTTAWA) – Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada and MP for Saanich-Gulf Islands,...
Harper sell out to China will be locked in – Elizabeth May
Media Release | Friday, 12 Sep 2014“I call on every Conservative MP to block this sell out..." Elizabeth May (Ottawa) September 12, 2014 - Ever since September 2012, when news of Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Hu Jintao of China...
Backgrounder - Investor-State Treaties
Backgrounder | Friday, 12 Sep 2014What is an Investor-State Agreement? While investor-state agreements are sometimes associated – or even confused – with free trade agreements, they are not the same. A trade agreement opens up areas...
Statement on the anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks
Statement | Thursday, 11 Sep 2014OTTAWA – Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada and MP for Saanich–Gulf Islands, issued the following statement to remember and honour those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001: "...
The price of cheap shrimp
Blog | Wednesday, 03 Sep 2014The readership of Island Tides is, in my experience, among the best informed and most conscientious about our collective and individual ecological footprint of any people on the planet. However, I...