Elizabeth May Quotes

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Elizabeth May

Profession : Politician

Birth : July 9, 1954

I'm a sort of in the moment, good on my feet kind of person.

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One of the things I hate about politicians, I shouldn't say I hate things, but one of the things I hate about politics is people who repeat the same talking point over and over and over again.

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I'm fair-minded, maybe. Maybe I bend over backward to give people too much benefit of the doubt. And I'll give credit where credit is due.

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I believed Justin Trudeau in 2015. I thought he would be a climate leader. I was wrong.

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I wanted to repeat we cannot vote confidence at any point on a confidence motion in a government that fails to have a climate target that's ground in science and consistent with what the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says we must do.

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To improve humanity's chances of survival, it is critical that Canada assume a leadership role, first ramping up our own ambition and then pushing for more ambition overall in global negotiations.

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It's not as if being leader of the Green party is something that I do because I love being leader of the Green party. I love the Green party and this is a service.

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I think it's quite unlikely that I'll be the leader of the Green party going into a future election if it's on anything like a four-year timing.

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I would urge Rachel Notley to be more like Peter Lougheed. Lougheed had a sensible plan for the oil sands, which involved ancillary infrastructure like upgraders and refineries.

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The reality is that Rachel Notley's adherence to pipelines and exporting raw bitumen doesn't make sense for Alberta's economy and it doesn't make sense for Canada.

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If you're serious about climate targets, you don't build and expand the oil sands and move from coal-fired electricity to inefficient fracked gas.

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I wouldn't want anyone to think I was less than respectful for the people with whom I work.

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My funny speech wasn't funny. That's not the first time a politician has done that.

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I apologize that I made an attempt to be funny and edgy... and it didn't work.

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Sovereigntism and separatism they are... it may seem like it's splitting hairs, but a lot of Quebecers are sovereignists - they respect the sovereignty of Quebec. They're not interested in separating.

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I think the majority of politicians keep their positions for too long.

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We were the first party to call for equal marriage.

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I'm not interested in a balance of power in order to have power for the Green party. What I'm interested in is the balance of responsibility.

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I've never made any statements about the abortion issue at any time in my life - never retreating one inch - from a woman's rights to legal abortion. Ever.

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There's a lot I'd like to be able to talk about with relation to Stephen Harper, particularly why is he afraid to debate in English?

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