May hasn’t advanced fortunes of Greens

The notion that having a leader in the House and on the debate podium at election time would make a big difference has not panned out.

The Green party almost certainly needs Leader Elizabeth May, pictured speaking to members at the party convention in Ottawa on Aug. 6, more than she needs it, writes Chantal Hébert. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Opinion

BY CHANTAL HÉBERT

August 17, 2016

MONTREAL—Since her election as MP in 2011, Elizabeth May has been a force for good in what at times is a toxic workplace. From her seat in the last row of the opposition benches in the House of Commons, the assiduous Green party leader has earned the respect of Parliament Hill insiders and the aff...

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