Elizabeth May
@ElizabethMay
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@CanadianGreens MP-Saanich-Gulf Islands, Activist, Author & Mother. GPC Leader. En français: @MayElizabeth (she/her)
Sidney, British Columbia
Joined September 2008
Watching those in power fail to take real climate action has been painful. We’ve been given a clear deadline, and we have solutions available. With the right leadership and political courage, we can fix this.
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The climate crisis is personal for the Green Party leader. In a life of environmental activism, she has repeatedly seen governments squander chances to act — and there’s only one chance left.
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WATCH: Eighty years after the founding of the United Nations, @ElizabethMay, Leader of the Green Party of Canada, joins Alex Neve and the Honourable Douglas Roche with one clear message: Canada must step up. The time to act for peace is now.
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With First Nations communities facing climate disasters first, the Green Party of Canada knows emergency preparedness can’t come last. It’s time for real action.
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WATCH: @ElizabethMay calls for Canada to end the threat of nuclear war by signing the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. It’s time to commit to peace and a safer world for all.
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Is #BillC2 dead, and your privacy rights safe in 🇨🇦? NO. But it’s reasonable to be confused! Please continue speaking up AGAINST #BillC2, and read this short thread to understand what’s going on: 1/4 https://t.co/zRxDSJKbQu
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Grateful to have @ElizabethMay quote me in 🇨🇦’s House today to state the obvious truth: #BillC2 and little sibling #BillC12 are designed to please President Trump, and nothing else. Not in keeping with Canadian privacy, values, or national interest. https://t.co/A9HS7LK9jo
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Spend on reviving rail on the Island Re: Rail-to-trail advocates ask region to chip in for study, Aug. 20. What a waste of taxpayers’ money. It is already known that the cost of rehabilitating the E&N railbeds would be a billion dollars or more, above what it would cost to
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WATCH: @ElizabethMay, Leader of the Green Party of Canada, pushes back on Pierre Poilievre’s latest claims regarding Justin Trudeau and the RCMP.
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Historic win for nature and climate! 🌍✊ Today, at the IUCN World Conservation Congress, the world’s largest environmental network of governments, civil society, and Indigenous Peoples recognised fossil fuels as a root cause of the climate crises for the first time in history.
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Around the world, 673 million people still go to bed hungry every night. #WorldFoodDay is a call for solidarity across borders, sectors and communities. Let us respond. Let us come together once again, to build food systems that nourish people and protect the planet.
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Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada, joined @cantbcensored to talk climate change, renewable energy, and what a greener future could look like for Alberta. Watch the full episode now on the Can’t Be Censored YouTube channel.
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Back in May 2024, nearly a decade after the Liberals made, and broke, their promise, @ElizabethMay reminded them it’s still not too late for electoral reform. The Greens haven’t stopped fighting to make every vote count. It’s time to end first-past-the-post. #ThrowbackThursday
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If the head of Mark Carney’s “Major Projects Office” believes pipelines fight climate change, it’s clear we need a new direction. Greens know real climate action starts with leaving oil behind.
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Coral reefs can’t wait. Communities can’t wait. Canada can’t wait. The Green Party of Canada is ready to act. Act with us. #ActNow 🌊
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🌐 The 4th Senior Official Meeting of the countries participating in discussions towards a Fossil Fuel Treaty begins in Brasília, Brazil this Monday, 15 October.
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My name is Dr. Yipeng Ge. I am a family doctor and public health practitioner. I have studied the impacts of settler colonialism on health, locally and abroad. I am demanding for the immediate and unconditional release of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya who is being held captive by the
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We can not wait to address the climate crisis. We can not wait to address the climate crisis. We can not wait to address the climate crisis. We can not wait to address the climate crisis. We can not wait to address the climate crisis. We can not wait to address the climate
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Canada Needs to Reconsider Its Free Trade Agreement with Israel. The UK has already halted free trade talks with Israel. The EU is reviewing theirs. Canada should also take decisive action.
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Can the Green Party cook? We (lovingly) forced our MPPs @AislinnClancyKC and @MikeSchreiner to participate in an Ontario produce-themed cooking competition to find out! What are you cooking up this harvest season?
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Our call has always been the same: uphold international law, end complicity, and demand a ceasefire. Greens have stood by this from the start, and we will continue until peace and justice are more than words.
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With wind and solar outpacing coal worldwide, leaving fossil fuels behind isn’t just possible, it’s necessary. The Greens are ready to lead the way. Will you lead with us? #FeelGoodFriday
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