Green Party Leader Elizabeth May was hospitalized for a part of last week due to “sheer overwork, fatigue, and stress” incurred mostly from Parliament’s spring session, according to her husband, who says she had to work overly long hours through May and June. Husband John Kidder said in an online post on July 9 that Ms….
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May Hospitalized Due to ‘Overwork, Fatigue and Stress’
Ending Tax Exemptions for Real Estate Investment Trusts Would Save Government Nearly $286M: PBO
A report by the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) estimates that the federal government could collect nearly $286 million in additional tax revenues over the next five years if it cuts tax exemptions currently granted to Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and instead brings them under the statutory corporate income tax rate. “We estimate that the federal…
New UK Legislation Could See Journalists Prosecuted for Receiving a Press Release, Peer Claims
Journalists who receive “an innocuous press release” could be arrested and prosecuted under new national security legislation going through Parliament, a peer has warned. In a debate on the National Security Bill in the House of Lords on Wednesday, Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb, a Green Party peer, said, “A lot of journalists and organisations have contacted…
Elizabeth May Returns as Green Party Leader, With Jonathan Pedneault on Joint Ticket
OTTAWA—Elizabeth May was chosen to return as leader of the Green Party of Canada after running on a promise to share the role with Jonathan Pedneault. May, the longtime member of Parliament from British Columbia who led the party from 2006 to 2019, won the leadership race on the sixth ballot, after the other candidates…
BC NDP Leadership Hopeful Appadurai Expects Exclusion, Eby Poised to Become Premier
The campaign of B.C. New Democratic Party leadership hopeful Anjali Appadurai says an NDP report recommends she be disqualified from the race, a decision that would make David Eby the sole contender to become the next premier. Campaign spokesman Erik Olesen says they received the report from the NDP’s chief electoral officer Elizabeth Cull, but…
Green Party MPs Threaten to Leave, Sit as Independents If Leadership Race Suspended
The two Green Party MPs have threatened to leave the party and sit as Independents if the leadership race is suspended, according to an internal email obtained by The Canadian Press. Elizabeth May and Mike Morrice are raising concerns over the ongoing turmoil and conflict within the party. An email sent to party brass from…
Elizabeth May Joins Green Leadership Race, Says Party Has Been in Disarray
Elizabeth May launched her bid to reclaim the leadership of the federal Green Party on Wednesday saying she wanted to rebuild the party and turn it into an influential political force, including on fighting climate change. May, who quit as leader of the Greens in 2019, is running on a joint ticket with Jonathan Pedneault,…
Annamie Paul Stepping Down as Leader of Federal Green Party
TORONTO—Annamie Paul is stepping down as leader of the Green Party of Canada. Paul announced her resignation in Toronto this morning, a week after the federal election that saw her party’s share of the popular vote drop significantly. Paul came in fourth in Toronto Centre, her third failed attempt to win the riding. The party…
Province-by-Province Breakdown of an Almost Carbon Copy Election
More results of the 2021 election continued to roll in on Tuesday, but the outcome is all but settled with Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau returning to power with another minority government. A province-by-province breakdown of the vote shows that not much has changed in Canada’s political landscape since the last election in 2019. Alberta While…
People’s Party Confronts Economic Crisis, Greens Shy Away
Commentary If two people part ways at an obstacle and go far enough, they will be inclined to bump back into each other. Although lacking political clout, the People’s Party and Green Party have firm convictions and more in common than meets the eye, especially in the realms of civil liberties and personal expression. The…
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