Elizabeth May came to Kemptville last night. The Green Party of Canada Leader spoke to a crowd of about 70 people at North Grenville District High School.
May is MP of Saanich-Gulf Islands in Vancouver. She practiced law and wrote eight books. She was first elected party leader in 2006 and made history in 2011 by becoming the first Green Party candidate elected to the House of Commons.
May began by paying tribute to colleague Gord Brown, who passed away in May. She says Brown is missed in Parliament and was a great person to work with.
May talked about the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report. She says urgent action is needed to keep the global average temperature from rising past 1.5°C.
May says there needs to be a 45 per cent reduction in greenhouse gases globally by 2030. Â Â
She says anyone in politics who thinks winning a few seats is more important than the climate crisis shouldn’t be allowed in the public square at all.
May was in town to support Lorraine Rekmans’ bid for the MP seat in Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes. The other candidates are Michael Barrett (Conservative), Mary Jean McFall (Liberal) and Michelle Taylor (NDP).