Elizabeth May

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Green MP for Saanich—Gulf Islands (B.C.)

Won her last election, in 2011, with 46.30% of the vote.

Today

Posted on Twitter Please sign petition to suggest that Canada’s Victoria Day Holiday be renamed VICTORIA and FIRST PEOPLES DAY http://t.co/wjtuB66568 -hs

Yesterday

Posted on Twitter .@tersestuff #gpbc #pipeline #bcpoli Green ldr Sterk offered not to run candidates if NDP would offer a few spots for greens. Dix said no.

Two days ago

Posted on Twitter @BradButtMP Thanks! Hope you are having a good week in your constituency!

Posted on Twitter I am one proud mom! Daughter graduates Univ of King's College, Halifax. http://t.co/AJ7KmQbtE4

Three days ago

Posted on Twitter Andrew Coyne's column on why Mike Duffy should resign: Brilliant writing and analysis. #cdnpoli http://t.co/yk5n7iMii4

Posted on Twitter Sad that only 48% of BC voters got to the polls. Need proportional representation! When every vote counts, more will vote. #bcpoli #cdnpoli

This week

Mentioned by Victoria Times Colonist Elizabeth May admired for hard work, not dress sense The good news, says federal Green party leader Elizabeth May, is that she won the title of hardest-working MP and tied with two others for best constituency MP in the 21st annual Hill Times Political Savvy Survey. The bad news? She also placed third in the ...

Mentioned by Edmonton Journal Analysis reveals the MPs who talk the most - Edmonton Journal Sometimes, the book chosen to represent an MP's verbal volume was uncannily apt: Naomi Klein's No Logo for Elizabeth May, for example, or Ezra Levant's Shakedown for Pierre Poilievre. Loat said she hopes voters will see the book analogy as a fun way to ...

Mentioned by Ottawa Citizen Political word count: MPs range from windy to nearly mute in House of Commons Sometimes, the book chosen to represent an MP's verbal volume was uncannily apt: Naomi Klein's No Logo for Elizabeth May, for example, or Ezra Levant's Shakedown for Pierre Poilievre. Loat said she hopes voters will see the book analogy as a fun way to ...

A week ago

Mentioned by NorthumberlandView.ca May 11th is the First-Ever World Lyme Disease Day The public and the medical community need to be educated as to the increasing incidence and range of this disease,” said Green Leader Elizabeth May, Member of Parliament for Saanich-Gulf Islands. Lyme disease is a bacterial infection that is spread to ...

Spoke in the House on Business of Supply Mr. Speaker, I direct this question to the hon. member for Nickel Belt. My father was an accountant and I vividly recall, because I was about ...

Spoke in the House on Petitions Mr. Speaker, I am honoured to rise to present two petitions. The first petition has been signed primarily by people from Parksville and Qualicum Beach, in ...

Spoke in the House on Safe Drinking Water for First Nations Act Mr. Speaker, rising as we are now to debate time allocation, I want to preempt the usual response from government members who say, “What a shame, ...

Voted Yes on Vote #681 on Bill S-213 Respecting a national day of remembrance to honour Canadian veterans of the Korean War

Voted Yes on Vote #680 on Bill C-460 Respecting the implementation of the Sodium Reduction Strategy for Canada

Voted No on Vote #679 on Bill S-8 Respecting the safety of drinking water on First Nation lands

Voted No on Vote #678 on Bill S-8 Respecting the safety of drinking water on First Nation lands

Voted No on Vote #677 on Bill S-8 Respecting the safety of drinking water on First Nation lands

Mentioned by Victoria Times Colonist Others should follow Elizabeth May's example A belated congratulations to Saanich-Gulf Islands MP Elizabeth May for the honour confirmed on her last fall by the other members of Parliament. Parliamentarian of the Year is a well-deserved honour. Now that her work and her behaviour have been ...

Spoke in the House on Economic Action Plan 2013 Act, No. 1 Mr. Speaker, I am also well acquainted with the superb environmental record of former Speaker John Fraser and his exemplary efforts to stop the destruction of ...

Spoke in the House on Bill C-60—Economic Action Plan 2013 Act, No. 1 Mr. Speaker, the hon. member referred to the criticisms from this side of the House about what the current Conservative administration is doing to environmental laws. ...

Spoke in the House on Situation in Syria Mr. Speaker, I just came across news that was posted about an hour ago on Al Jazeera's website that all Internet connections between Syria and the ...

Spoke in the House on Petitions Mr. Speaker, I rise to present two petitions. The first is from residents of Winnipeg supporting my private member's bill, BillC-442, calling for a national Lyme ...

Mentioned by Huffington Post Canada Labrador Byelection: Elizabeth May Wonders If Harper Violated Conflict Of ... Elizabeth May believes Stephen Harper may have violated the Conflict of Interest Act to give his MP an unfair advantage in an upcoming byelection. On Monday, the Green Party leader called on federal ethics watchdog Mary Dawson to examine Harper's ...

Spoke in the House on Economic Action Plan 2013 Act, No. 1 Mr. Speaker, the cuts and the changes to employment insurance would actually hurt jobs in the tourism sector for sure, as well as probably the fisheries, ...

Two weeks ago

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-503 An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (local endorsement of candidate)

Two months ago

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-484 An Act Respecting the Amendment of the Reduction of Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Coal-fired Generation of Electricity Regulations

More than three months ago

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-454 An Act respecting an All Buffleheads Day

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-442 An Act respecting a National Lyme Disease Strategy

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-436 An Act to develop and provide for the publication of indicators to inform Canadians about the health and well-being of people, communities and ecosystems in Canada

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-417 An Act to amend the Fish Inspection Act and the Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act (importation and labelling of shark)