Elizabeth May hosts David Suzuki in Sidney, BC for Talks and Film Screening of a “Force of Nature” on Suzuki’s life

David Suzuki will speak with Elizabeth May, Canada’s Green Party leader, at a film screening of a “Force of Nature”, a new documentary about Suzuki’s life by filmmaker Sturla Gunnarsson. The event, hosted by the Saanich-Gulf Islands Green Party, will occur at the Mary Winspear Centre on Saturday, April 2, from 6:00 – 9:30 pm. ...

Elizabeth May calls for Federal Programs and Legislation to End Child Poverty in light of Recent Report on BC Infant Deaths

10.5% of inhabitants classified as “low income” in Saanich-Gulf Islands National Green Party leader Elizabeth May called for stepped-up federal programs and legislated targets to end child poverty, in the wake of a recent report by independent Representative for Children and Youth Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond on the risk factors behind infant deaths in BC. The ...

Newsweek Names Elizabeth May One of the World’s Most Influential Women

For Immediate Release December 1, 2010 Newsweek Names Green Leader One of the World’s Most Influential Women OTTAWA — Newsweek magazine has highlighted Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada, as one of the world’s most influential women.  In their series on Women and Leadership, Newsweek’s Azriel James Relph speaks with Elizabeth May ...

Elizabeth May Endorses Proposal to Designate the Capital Regional Biosphere Reserve

Media Release Tuesday, November 23, 2010 District as a UN Biosphere Reserve Elizabeth May, national leader of the Green Party of Canada, is endorsing the new proposal by the Environmental Law Center of the University of Victoria and various regional community groups to have the Capital Regional District (CRD) around Greater Victoria designated as a ...

Elizabeth May: Demise of climate bill was undemocratic

Unelected members of the Senate killed legislation approved by MPs By Elizabeth May, Times Colonist | November 20, 2010 The Stephen Harper-controlled Senate delivered a brutal blow to climate action — and democracy itself — this week when it killed the Climate Change Accountability Act. The NDP private members bill, which passed the House of ...

The Power of the Youth Vote

Event Announcement The Power of the Youth Vote – Green leaders Elizabeth May and Georges Laraque (former NHL star) to Speak at UVic Friday, November 26, 2010 11:30 am – 12:30pm Cinecenta theatre, Student Union Building, University of Victoria Elizabeth May, national leader of Canada’s Green Party, and Georges Laraque, former NHL hockey heavy-weight and deputy leader of the Green Party, will be coming to speak at UVic on Friday, November 26. Bring your lunch and listen in as Georges and Elizabeth talk about the power of the youth vote, enhancing youth voter turnout through a proportional representation electoral system and......