Green

Elizabeth May has been an environmental leader all her life, actively involving herself in more than 15 environmental organizations, writing eight books, and continuing to introduce and support environmental legislation as an MP. A few highlights of her environmental record include working at the Public Interest Advocacy Centre, where she challenged the use of the herbicide Alachlor, served as Senior Policy Advisor to the federal Environment Minister, played a key role in creating the Gwaii Haanas National Park, established federal-provincial treaties and then US-Canada agreements on acid rain, and became the first national staff for Sierra Club of Canada, serving as its executive director until 2006. Elizabeth is the leader of the Green Party of Canada.