Elizabeth May

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Throne speech climate plans set off opposition storm

Opposition parties were ready to pounce after Gov. Gen. Mary May Simon read the throne speech to officially open Canada’s 44th Parliament on Tuesday, criticizing the Liberals for a lack of clear priorities.

By John Woodside | News, Politics, Ottawa Insider | November 24th 2021

Pages makes preparations in The House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Friday, Nov. 19, 2021. File photo by The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

New Parliament tackles contentious issues

Members of Parliament return to the House of Commons today, November 22, 2021, for the first time in five months.

By The Canadian Press | News, Politics | November 22nd 2021

Annamie Paul speaks to the media during a press conference announcing she is officially stepping down as Green Party leader, at Suydam Park in Toronto on Monday, September 27, 2021. File photo by The Canadian Press/Tijana Martin

Former MP Paul Manly urged to apply for Green Party interim leader position

The Green party is looking for an interim leader to take the helm before a fresh leadership election among its members.

By Marie Woolf | News, Politics | November 17th 2021

Annamie Paul formally resigns as Green leader and leaves the party

Annamie Paul has formally resigned as leader of the Greens and also handed in her membership card, leaving the future of the party up in the air as it attempts to recover from internal strife and repudiation at the polls.

By Marie Woolf & Christopher Reynolds | News, Politics | November 11th 2021

Draft climate deal puts global fossil fuel subsidies on notice

An early draft of the final agreement to come out of COP26 surfaced Wednesday morning, including for the first time an acknowledgment of fossil fuels, stronger language on the Paris Agreement target of holding global warming to 1.5 C, and calls for more climate financing to be delivered to developing countries.

COP26: Uniting the World to Tackle Climate Change

By John Woodside | News, Ottawa Insider | November 10th 2021

Elizabeth May says Canada’s hydrogen strategy does not pass the sniff test for holding to 1.5 degrees, as coalition of private companies reveal bold new green hydrogen goals at COP26. Photo by John Woodside / Canada’s National Observer

Private coalition pushes for green hydrogen. So why is Canada betting on blue?

A global coalition of private companies called Green Hydrogen Catapult is on a mission to scale up green hydrogen production and lower production costs so it is competitive with fossil fuels.

COP26: Uniting the World to Tackle Climate Change

By Natasha Bulowski | News, Politics, Ottawa Insider | November 4th 2021

The Peace tower is seen in Ottawa, on Monday, Oct. 18. 2021. File photo by The Associated Press/Adrian Wyld

Conservatives argue negative COVID test should allow all MPs into Parliament

Conservatives say they disagree with a committee of MPs deciding that only fully vaccinated MPs, staff and visitors can enter the House of Commons.

Coronavirus in Canada

By Marie Woolf & Stephanie Taylor | News, Politics | October 21st 2021

Liberal candidate for Vancouver-Granville, Taleeb Noormohamed, takes his seat before an all candidates town hall meeting in Vancouver on October 10, 2019. File photo by The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

A handful of votes still separate winner from losers as mail-ballot count continues

Justin Trudeau's Liberals have picked up one more seat in Quebec, pushing them slightly ahead of the Bloc Quebecois in the province.

Election 2021

By Marie Woolf | News, Politics | September 24th 2021

Whatever happens on election day, the Green Party wins

Annamie Paul will almost certainly go down to defeat on Sept. 20, and she will probably be joined by all but one of her party’s candidates. But in a way, the 2021 election will be the Green Party of Canada’s biggest victory yet, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

Opinion

Election 2021

By Max Fawcett | Opinion, Politics | September 17th 2021

Jonathan Wilkinson says Liberals are the best hope for a net-zero future

Canada’s National Observer asked federal Liberal Environment and Climate Change Minister Jonathan Wilkinson about critical issues in the upcoming election, and how his party would respond to the climate crisis.

Election 2021

By Natasha Bulowski | News, Politics, Ottawa Insider | September 9th 2021

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