Elizabeth May, née le 9 juin 1954 à Hartford , est une femme politique, militante de l'environnement, auteure et avocate canadienne.
Elle est directrice exécutive du Sierra Club pour le Canada de 1989 à 2006. Le 26 août 2006, elle est élue chef du Parti vert du Canada lors du congrès d'investiture à Ottawa . Lors des élections fédérales du 2 mai 2011, elle devient la première députée élue sous l'étiquette du Parti vert.
“Three of my ancestors signed the Declaration of Independence.”
Introduction, p. 10-11
Losing Confidence - Power, politics, And The Crisis In Canadian Democracy (2009)
Contexte: Three of my ancestors signed the Declaration of Independence. It's just that any system of government has it pluses and minuses and it's important to understand the system of government you do live under so that you can protect it.
The Walrus interview (2012)
“Don’t give up,” she implored. “Get up and fight.”
The Walrus interview (2012)
“Countries with high voting rates also have high levels of political knowledge.”
Source: Losing Confidence - Power, politics, And The Crisis In Canadian Democracy (2009), Chapter 6, What If They held an Election and No One Came?, p. 159
“I participate, therefore I am.”
Source: Losing Confidence - Power, politics, And The Crisis In Canadian Democracy (2009), Chapter 1, The Degradation of Canadian Democracy, p. 15
Source: Losing Confidence - Power, politics, And The Crisis In Canadian Democracy (2009), Chapter 2, Parliament as Anachronism?, p. 54
Source: Losing Confidence - Power, politics, And The Crisis In Canadian Democracy (2009), Chapter 3, The Americanization of Our Election Process, p. 91
The Walrus interview (2012)
Source: Losing Confidence - Power, politics, And The Crisis In Canadian Democracy (2009), Chapter 5, Police State?, p. 124
Introduction, p. 8
Losing Confidence - Power, politics, And The Crisis In Canadian Democracy (2009)
“Heckling “tunes people out of their democracy,” she says”
The Walrus interview (2012)
Source: Losing Confidence - Power, politics, And The Crisis In Canadian Democracy (2009), Chapter 4, Democracy and the Media, p. 123
“Without sounding arrogant,” she says, “I’m good on my feet.”
The Walrus interview (2012)
