A government bill aiming to lift Canadians with disabilities out of poverty is working its way through the Senate after MPs voted unanimously to pass it earlier this week.
Elizabeth May says she never threatened to quit the Green Party, and an email suggesting as much was a "mischaracterization" by a well-meaning staffer.
The Green Party's only two members of Parliament threatened to leave the party and sit as Independents if the party's current leadership race is suspended, according to an internal email obtained by The Canadian Press.
A group of migrant farm workers sent a letter home to their government in Jamaica this month detailing what they describe as abysmal living and working conditions in Canada.
Elizabeth May, who is preparing a bid for the leadership of the Green Party, first asked the only other Green MP if he would consider taking the helm before she decided to apply for her old job.
MPs fired scathing remarks at Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland on Thursday over the federal government’s decision to put $10 billion in taxpayer dollars on the line to finance the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project.
Transitioning away from fossil fuels is key for Canada to meet its climate targets, but a recent audit shows the federal government is not ready to support a just transition for affected workers and communities.
