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In Canada, a new MP; in Europe, an election surge. The global Green Wave is gathering momentum, says Elizabeth May
Media Release | Monday, 27 May 2019OTTAWA -- On the same day Paul Manly was sworn in as Canada’s second elected Green Party MP, Greens across Europe were celebrating historic results in elections for the European Parliament. Greens...
Extremely disappointed in the B.C. Court of Appeal ruling today, says Green Party Leader
Media Release | Friday, 24 May 2019Ottawa -- Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (MP, Saanich-Gulf Islands) expressed dismay at the B.C. Court of Appeal’s ruling on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. "I am extremely disappointed that...
Green Party Leader calls out Senate committee for not proceeding with Bill C-48
Media Release | Thursday, 16 May 2019OTTAWA -- On Wednesday, the Senate committee on transportation recommended against proceeding with Bill C-48, which would enact an oil tanker moratorium along the northern coast of B.C. C-48 would...
Elizabeth May unveils Mission: Possible – the Green Climate Action Plan
Media Release | Thursday, 16 May 2019OTTAWA -- The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has warned that any rise in global average temperature above 1.5 degrees C will mean losing our hospitable biosphere. Extraordinary...
The Green Wave gathers momentum as Paul Manly sweeps to victory in Nanaimo-Ladysmith!
Media Release | Tuesday, 07 May 2019SIDNEY, B.C. -- Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (MP, Saanich Gulf-Islands) hailed the dawn of a new era in federal politics after Green candidate Paul Manly’s historic victory in the Nanaimo-...
Greens make big gains and P.E.I. politics will never be the same
Media Release | Tuesday, 23 Apr 2019OTTAWA -- Federal Green Party leader Elizabeth May has congratulated her P.E.I. counterpart Peter Bevan-Baker on the party’s history-making result in tonight’s provincial election. Bevan-Baker and...
Elizabeth May and Paul Manly to host an Earth Day celebration in Nanaimo, B.C.
Media Release | Thursday, 18 Apr 2019NANAIMO, B.C. -- The Leader of the Green Party of Canada Elizabeth May (MP, Saanich-Gulf Islands) and Paul Manly, the party’s candidate in Nanaimo-Ladysmith, will host a Community Earth Day...
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May is getting married on Earth Day (of course!)
Media Release | Wednesday, 17 Apr 2019SIDNEY, B.C. -- The Leader of the Green Party of Canada, Elizabeth May will marry John Kidder in Victoria, B.C., on International Earth Day. The joyful occasion will take place at Christ Church...
Elizabeth May congratulates Alberta Greens for momentous effort
Media Release | Wednesday, 17 Apr 2019OTTAWA -- Federal Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (MP, Saanich-Gulf Islands) today congratulated her Alberta counterpart Cheryle Chagnon-Greyeyes and the 32 Green Party of Alberta candidates for...
Elizabeth May hits the campaign trail in P.E.I.
Media Release | Friday, 12 Apr 2019OTTAWA -- Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (MP, Saanich-Gulf Islands) will be on the campaign trail in Prince Edward Island next Monday and Tuesday. Ms. May will join Leader of the P.E.I. Green...