Elizabeth May Quotes


We have an existential crisis, which is the climate crisis. Canada is one of the laggards in the industrialized world. Our record is terrible.


Citations

May, Elizabeth. Maclean's/Citytv National Leaders Debate. Maclean's, 12 Sept. 2019.

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Elizabeth May
Elizabeth May
  • Born: June 9, 1954
  • Nationality: Canadian
  • Profession: Politician

Elizabeth Evans May OC MP (born June 9, 1954) is a Canadian politician who served as leader of the Green Party of Canada from 2006 to 2019 and Member of Parliament for Saanich—Gulf Islands since 2011. An environmentalist, author, activist, and lawyer, May founded and served as the Executive Director of the Sierra Club Canada from 1989 to 2006. May was the longest serving female leader of a Canadian federal party.