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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.
5 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.
Elizabeth May, OC, politician, environmental activist, lawyer, author, leader of the Green Party of Canada 2006–19 (born 9 June 1954 in Hartford, Connecticut). May served as a policy advisor (1986–88) to the government of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, and in 1989 became the founding executive director of the Sierra Club of Canada.
Overview. Political Affiliation: Green Party. Constituency: Saanich—Gulf Islands. Province / Territory: British Columbia. Preferred Language: English.
Elizabeth May is the Green Party of Canada's first elected Member of Parliament, representing Saanich-Gulf Islands in southern Vancouver Island.
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.
Elizabeth was the first Canadian environmentalist to identify how environmental racism caused marginalized people to be exposed to unacceptable threats to their health. Elizabeth used her legal training and resources to assist Indigenous peoples in Canada and around the world.
Elizabeth May is one of Canada’s best known parliamentarians and is a life-long environmental advocate. Prior to running for elected office, she worked as a lawyer, a governmental policy advisor and was for seventeen years the Executive Director of Sierra Club of Canada (1989-2006).
Elizabeth May's life is defined by one word: service. Service to community, country and planet. One of Canada's best-known parliamentarians, she is a life long environmentalist. From 2006 to 2019, she led the Green Party of Canada through four federal elections, including the breakthrough 2011 election in which she became Canada's first elected ...
Nov 4, 2019 · Elizabeth May announced today she's stepping down as leader of the federal Green Party, saying she's calling it quits at a high point for the party. May told reporters in Ottawa today...
