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Greens Commend UN Special Rapporteur Olivier De Schutter
Media Release | Wednesday, 16 May 2012OTTAWA -- The Green Party of Canada commends UN Special Rapporteur Olivier De Schutter on his honest appraisal of Canada's status with respect to the right to food. After an 11-day visit to Canada,...
Theatre of the Absurd
Blog | Wednesday, 16 May 2012Last night in the House, there was a Committee of the Whole until 1:30am. On the option of the NDP, two departments of government can be submitted to examination of the main estimates (or the...
Greens bring forward "last chance" amendments to fix copyright law
Media Release | Monday, 14 May 2012OTTAWA -- Today in the House of Commons, the Speaker selected 18 amendments from Green Party leader on C-11, the new Copyright Act. Despite attempts by NDP and Liberal MPs to makes substantive...
May Clarifies Deliberately Confusing Bill C-38
Media Release | Thursday, 10 May 2012OTTAWA – Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, MP Saanich-Gulf Islands, today listed and explained the dangerous and damaging impacts that Bill C-38, the Budget Implementation Bill, will have on...
Clarifiying the deliberately confusing Bill C-38
Blog | Wednesday, 09 May 2012As a long-time environmental lawyer who has watched, and, in some cases, played a role in the development of Canada's environmental laws, I am devastated at the cynical, manipulative, and...
Environment Commissioner tells the truth Stephen Harper doesn't want to hear
Media Release | Tuesday, 08 May 2012OTTAWA - Environment Commissioner Scott Vaughan today released his report on Canada's climate action and progress in cleaning up federal contaminated sites. "Dealing with climate and toxic waste...
May Gives Full Support to New Environment Campaign
Media Release | Tuesday, 08 May 2012Emphasizes Need to Combat Harper’s Environmental Destruction Master Plan OTTAWA – Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party and MP for Saanich-Gulf Islands, today gave her full support to the newly...
When a bill is big, complex and nearly unreadable, you can get away with a lot
Blog | Monday, 07 May 2012The budget omnibus bill was best described by Terry Glavin the other day as a “statutory juggernaut that introduces, amends or repeals nearly 70 federal laws.” (Ottawa Citizen, May 5, 2012 “Something...
A devastating first year of Conservative majority rule in Canada
Blog | Monday, 07 May 2012The mainstream media is marking its report cards for the one-year anniversary under Harper Conservative majority rule. The bromides are calming—the Globe and Mail editorial gives the Conservative...
May Submits Letter of Complaint to Ethics Commissioner
Media Release | Monday, 07 May 2012MP Says Number of Harper Conservative Scandals Intolerable OTTAWA– Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, Member of Parliament for Saanich-Gulf Islands, today filed a complaint with Conflict of Interest...