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@ElizabethMay

Parliamentary Leader, MP for Saanich-Gulf Islands, activist, author & mother. Past Green Party Leader ('06-'19). En français -

Sidney, British Columbia
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Joined September 2008
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    15 Sep 2019

    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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    8 hours ago

    I was recently speaking to a 3rd grade class about political participation when one of the students asked if I would sign her petition. I'm glad to see she understands what a boondoggle Site C is. Take notes .

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    8 hours ago

    Now pay her what she deserves, give her adequate sick days and benefits and throw in some accessible child care for good measure.

    I'm proud to live in a nation where a frontline PSW is the 1st person to get the . In this historic moment, Anita Quidangen represents the service & sacrifice so many frontline workers made during this pandemic. She represents hope & humanity for us all.
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  4. Retweeted
    14 hours ago

    Correction, Broadway and Commercial

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    14 hours ago

    Our friends & are buying the S’DÁYES Flycatcher Forest on North Pender (W̱SÁNEĆ territory) to permanently protect the S,DÁYES .

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    8 hours ago

    Landslide triggers massive debris cascade in remote part of B.C. coast north of Campbell River, B.C., in November that propelled approximately 7.7 million cubic metres of debris into an ocean inlet has reshaped a huge swath of coastal landscape

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    12 hours ago

    Capping class sizes at 15 kids has never been more important in safeguarding the health of our children.

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    9 hours ago

    It’s official: Alberta’s oilsands tailings ponds are leaking. Now what?:

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    14 hours ago

    I support the move of Wellington Dufferin Guelph to the Red Zone today. It's not where we wanted to be heading into the holidays, but it's important we all stay safe so we can celebrate together next year.

    Hey , please see a joint letter from myself, and as we start in LEVEL RED today.
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    10 hours ago

    Neighbours came to stand outside our home in the frigid cold, at a distance, to sing Christmas carols tonight. Counting my blessings.

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    17 hours ago

    New piece by here 👇, with important cautions about the use of wood biofuels as climate "solution".

    Trees absorb CO2 but using wood pellets for heat & thermal power has exploded in the past 2 decades. Wood is renewable but forests are being cut to make pellets, turning carbon-storing trees into carbon-emitting fuels explains .
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    9 hours ago

    That’s Conservative thinking? How foolish could they be? That deal sold Canada down the river.

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    So why did the PM () ratify this, incredibly secretive (31 year agreement) one sided & foolish treaty with Communist ?
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    12 hours ago

    Ford needs to understand how dire the situation in Peel is and make it a priority for vaccines.

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    15 hours ago

    Brief video identifying the importance and value of a Basic Income for Canada via

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    9 hours ago

    Just in case this helps to brighten someone’s spirits :)

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    9 hours ago

    A special day! 🙏❤️ As first Quebecers get vaccinated against COVID-19, leaders see light at end of long, dark tunnel

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    8 hours ago

    . explains why she and voted against Bill 3. The legislation will move the time needs to be introduced by the from February to April, delaying much needed support for BCers and a clear plan from this gov’t by 60 days.

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    13 hours ago

    It’s official: Alberta’s oilsands tailings ponds are leaking. Now what? digs in for :

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    6 hours ago

    An important case highlighting the violence that Indigenous women face and the fight for justice.

    This was a trial on race what it means to be an Indigenous woman in Canada. “Why does he get to walk the streets?” Melissa Kentner asks after Brayden Bushby’s guilty verdict in the death of her sister, Barbara, was delivered on Monday. My column:
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    16 hours ago

    Want to be a climate leader? Prove it by: 👉Ending exploration and phasing out fossil fuel production 👉Ending subsidies 👉Planning a to support oil and gas workers and communities Op-ed by 🇩🇰 and 🇨🇷

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    14 hours ago

    . allocated more money ($5.35 BILLION) to subsidizing a single fracking project than the entire province's corona recovery fund ($5 billion), which only happened because voted in support of it too. guess which two parties i didn't vote for

    Tell me you voted green without saying the words “I voted green”. Enjoyed doing this on TikTok and seeing all the duets but now trolls have found it and it’s less fun waking up and being called an idiot every morning 😂 so let’s turn it around Twitter!!
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