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2022 Green Leadership
Six candidates -- including two pairs of co-candidates -- are in the running to take over the Green Party of Canada leadership, one year after Annamie Paul's resignation followed months of party turmoil and a disappointing 2021 election result.
Headline Politics
News Conference – Elizabeth May
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May speaks to reporters in Ottawa on May 30, 2017. Ms. May discusses the federal government’s new framework on Lyme Disease and the B.C. Green Party’s decision to support a possible B.C. NDP minority government. (no interpretion)
Elizabeth May Responds to Auditor General’s Reports
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May speaks with reporters in Ottawa on May 16, 2017, following the release of the auditor general’s spring 2017 reports. (no interpretation)
Green Leader Elizabeth May and advocates for a federal framework on Lyme disease speak on Parliament Hill on April 11, 2017, about their concerns with the current process. (no interpretation)
On April 3, 2017, Green Leader Elizabeth May discusses proposed changes to the Standing Orders of the House of Commons. (no interpretation)
CPAC Special
Budget 2017 – Elizabeth May News Conference
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May speaks with reporters in Ottawa on March 22, 2017, following the presentation of the federal budget. (no interpretation)
News Conference – Elizabeth May and Daphne Wysham
On February 6, 2017, in Ottawa, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May speaks with reporters about the possible effects of Donald J. Trump’s presidency on international efforts to combat climate change. She is joined by Daphne Wysham, a climate policy expert at the U.S.-based Center for Sustainable Economy.
News Conference – Elizabeth May on Electoral Reform
On February 1, 2017, in Ottawa, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May comments on the government’s announcement that it will not be pursuing changes to the electoral system. (no interpretation)
Green Leader Elizabeth May discusses the Special Committee on Electoral Reform’s report on December 1, 2016.
Speaking with reporters in Ottawa on November 3, 2016, Elizabeth May, the leader of the Green Party of Canada, offers her review of the Trudeau government’s first year in office. (no interpretation)
News Conference – Elizabeth May on CETA
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May and Osgoode Hall law professor Gus Van Harten speak with reporters in Ottawa on October 26, 2016, about recent developments in free-trade negotiations between Canada and Europe. The Belgian region of Wallonia is refusing to approve the CETA trade deal over concerns about its dispute-resolution provisions and proposed protections for foreign investors.
Elizabeth May to Remain Green Party Leader
Speaking at a news conference in Ottawa on August 22, 2016, Elizabeth May announces that she will remain as the leader of the Green Party of Canada. May's last leadership review saw 94-per-cent support from party members earlier this year. However, she pledged to consider stepping aside following passage of a pro-BDS resolution at the recent Green convention. May is the Green party's only MP, representing Saanich--Gulf Islands, B.C.
Leaders’ Summit – Interview with Elizabeth May
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May speaks with CPAC’s Martin Stringer on June 29, 2016, during the North American Leaders’ Summit in Ottawa. May comments on the establishment of North American clean-energy targets and offers her thoughts on what a Donald Trump presidency would mean for the fight against climate change.
News Conference – Green Party and Bloc Québécois on Energy East Pipeline
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May and Bloc Québécois pipeline critic Luc Theriault take questions from reporters concerning their campaign against the Energy East oil pipeline. The MPs have teamed up to present a petition opposing the pipeline to the House of Commons. (no interpretation) (June 14, 2016)
Budget 2016 – Elizabeth May
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May speaks in the foyer of the House of Commons about provisions contained in the March 22, 2016, federal budget. (no interpretation)
Podium
Elizabeth May
The Assembly of First Nations' 36th Annual General Assembly is held in Montreal. Green Party Leader Elizabeth May delivers an address to the general assembly. (July 8, 2015)
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May speaks at the Economic Club of Canada as part of her cross-country « Save Democracy From Politics » tour, Ottawa, Ont., September 30, 2013. She will visit fifteen communities in one month and hear from Canadians about their concerns regarding our current electoral system.
Beyond Politics
Catherine Clark spoke to Elizabeth May about her life Beyond Politics. It comes as no surprise to anyone who knows her that Elizabeth May's parents were both social activists. Her mother became a celebrity for the intensity of her convictions, at one stage leading a hunger strike to protest nuclear weapon testing in front of the Soviet Embassy at the United Nations. Ms. May was born and raised in Hartford, Connecticut where her father worked as an executive with Aetna Insurance and her mother, an artist and sculptor. When Elizabeth was 18, her parents moved to Cape Breton where they ran a restaurant and gift shop. Ms. May pursued a law degree at Dalhousie University in Halifax. She loved the law and litigation, but in 1986 she left the courtroom for a position as advisor to then-Environment Minister Tom McMillan. After two years, May resigned and took on a new role as executive director of the Sierra Club of Canada. She stayed until 2006, when she was elected leader of the Green Party of Canada. In 2011, Ms. May became the first Green candidate to be elected to a seat in the House of Commons when she won Saanich–Gulf Islands, B.C.
Elizabeth May's keynote address at the 2012 Green Party Convention in Sidney, BC. (Aug 18)
On December 14th, Green Party leader Elizabeth May was awarded Equal Voice’s 2011 EVE Award for her promotion of women in public life. The event was co-hosted by Equal Voice and the Canadian Club of Ottawa.