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Elizabeth Evans May OC MP (born June 9, 1954) is a Canadian politician, environmentalist, author, activist, and lawyer who is serving as the leader of the Green Party of Canada since 2022, and previously served as the leader from 2006 to 2019. She has been the member of Parliament (MP) for Saanich—Gulf Islands since 2011.
- Early Life and Activism
- Lawyer and Policy Advisor
- Environmental Advocate
- Green Party of Canada
- Parliamentary Record
- Trans Mountain Pipeline Protest
- 2019 Federal Election
- Resignation and Return to Leadership
- Personal Life and Beliefs
- Honours and Awards
Elizabeth May spent her childhood in Connecticut. She was deeply influenced by her mother, an activist in the American peace and civil rights movements. In 1973, May moved to Nova Scotia with her parents. They had fallen in love with Cape Bretonand opened a restaurant and gift shop on the Cabot Trail. In Cape Breton, May became active in the succes...
May attended Dalhousie Law School in Halifax. She won a special admission because she lacked an undergraduate degree. She obtained her degree in 1983 and became a lawyer with the Ottawa-based Public Interest Advocacy Centre, a non-profit organization that does legal work on consumer issues. In 1986, May was appointed senior policy advisor to Tom Mc...
In 1989, May became founding executive director of the Sierra Club of Canada. She also taught courses in public policy and environmental issues at Queen’s University and Dalhousie University, where she was the inaugural occupant of the Elizabeth May Chair in Sustainability and Environmental Health. In 2001, May went on a 17-day hunger strike to pro...
In August 2006, May left her post at the Sierra Club and won the leadership of the Green Party of Canada, becoming its ninth leader. Months later, she ran in a federal by-election in London, Ontario, but failed to win. In the 2008 federal election, she took on Conservative Defense Minister Peter MacKay in his Nova Scotia riding of Central Nova. In ...
Since 2011, May has distinguished herself in the House of Commons. She was named “parliamentarian of the year” by other MPs in 2012, “hardest working MP” in 2013, “best orator” in 2014 and “most knowledgeable” in 2020. At the end of 2013, May was joined in the House by independent MP Bruce Hyer, who declared himself a Green Party member, doubling t...
In 2018, Elizabeth May was involved in protests against the expansion of Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline in Burnaby, British Columbia. On 23 March, she was arrested for civil contempt, as were many other demonstrators, including Kennedy Stewart, who was then an NDP MP. The protestors were charged with civil contempt for entering a court-ord...
For many Canadians, climate change was a top priority as the country neared the 2019 federal election. This concern was reflected in growing support for Elizabeth May and the Green Party. In May 2019, May was joined in the House of Commons by Green Party MP Paul Manly, who won a by-election in Nanaimo-Ladysmith on Vancouver Island. In September 201...
Elizabeth May resigned as Green Party leader on 4 November 2019. She continued to sit as a Member of Parliament and parliamentary caucus leader. Deputy leader Jo-Ann Roberts, a former journalist, filled the position until Annamie Paulwas elected in October 2020. However, the race kicked off a period of serious infighting within the party. In the 20...
Elizabeth May is the mother of Cate May Burton; she is also a stepmother and grandmother. In April 2019, May married John Kidder, one of the founders of the Green Party of British Columbia (and brother of actor Margot Kidder). According to May, a practising Anglican, her religious faith has inspired her commitment to the environment and approach to...
Global 500 Award, United NationsEnvironment Program (1990)Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, Mount Saint Vincent University(2000)Harkin Conservation Award, Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (2002)Honorary Doctor of Laws, University of New Brunswick(2003)Apr 30, 2024 · Elizabeth May (born June 9, 1954, Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.) is an American-born Canadian politician who served as leader of the Green Party of Canada from 2006 to 2019. May grew up in Hartford, Connecticut, the daughter of political activists.
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4 days ago · Elizabeth May is currently the Leader of the Green Party of Canada, and is the Member of Parliament representing the southern Vancouver Island riding of Saanich-Gulf Islands on the territory of the W̱SÁNEĆ Nation.
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Feb 13, 2024 · Elizabeth May is the Sunday Times bestselling author of the romantasy To Cage A God, the Seven Devils duology (co-written with Laura Lam), The Falconer series, and historical romance novels under the pen name Katrina Kendrick. She is Californian by birth and Scottish by choice, and holds a PhD from the University of St Andrews.
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Nov 19, 2022 · Elizabeth May has won the Green Party of Canada's leadership race, and will, along with co-candidate Jonathan Pedneault, again lead the party she helmed for 13 years.
Jul 10, 2023 · Green Party Leader Elizabeth May was hospitalized last week for fatigue owing to the "idiotic" schedule MPs kept in the dying days of Parliament, her husband said in a note to constituents.
