Elizabeth May
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Elizabeth May OC MP |
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Elizabeth May, July 2014
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Saanich—Gulf Islands |
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Assumed office May 2, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Gary Lunn |
| Leader of the Green Party of Canada | |
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Assumed office August 26, 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Jim Harris |
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Elizabeth Evans May June 9, 1954 Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Political party | Green Party of Canada |
| Residence | Sidney, British Columbia, Canada |
| Alma mater | Dalhousie Law School (1983) |
| Occupation | Politician, lawyer, writer |
| Religion | Anglican |
Elizabeth Evans May OC MP (born June 9, 1954) is a Canadian politician. May is leader of the Green Party of Canada and Member of Parliament for Saanich—Gulf Islands. An environmentalist, author, activist, and lawyer, May served as the Executive Director of the Sierra Club of Canada from 1989 to 2006.
While May's family home is in Margaree Harbour, Cape Breton Island she moved her permanent residence to Sidney, British Columbia in 2010. On May 2, 2011, she became the first member of the Green Party of Canada to be elected as a Member of Parliament.
In the Federal election on October 19, 2015 Elizabeth May was re-elected in the riding of Saanich–Gulf Islands, being the only Green Party member to win a seat. Prior to this election, May had been invited to participate in two of the leaders' debates: one hosted by Maclean's magazine on August 6, 2015 and the first French language debate hosted by Radio-Canada on September 24, 2015. However, May was excluded from the other two debates. After being advised of the exclusion from the September 28, 2015 Munk Debate on Canada’s Foreign Policy, May took her message to social media where she criticized the Harper government on Twitter.
May is an Earth Charter International Commission member.
May was born in Hartford, Connecticut, the daughter of Stephanie (Middleton), a sculptor, pianist, and writer, and John Middleton May, an accountant. Her father was born in New York and raised in England, and her mother was also a native New Yorker. She has a younger brother named Geoffrey. Her mother was a prominent anti-nuclear activist and her father was Assistant Vice President of Aetna Life and Casualty.
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