Who We Are
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Who We Are

Reflections on My Life and Canada

  1. 224 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Who We Are

Reflections on My Life and Canada

About this book

In this marriage of memoir and manifesto, Elizabeth May reflects on her extraordinary life and the people and experiences that have formed her and informed her beliefs about democracy, climate change, and other crucial issues facing Canadians. The book traces her development from child activist who warned other children not to eat snow because it contained Strontium 90 to waitress and cook on Cape Breton Island to law student, lawyer, and environmentalist and finally to leader of the Green Party and first elected Green Party Member of Parliament.

As a result of these disparate experiences, May has come to believe that Canada must strengthen its weakened democracy, return to its role as a world leader, develop a green economy, and take drastic action to address climate change. Who We Are also sets out how these goals might be accomplished, incorporating the thoughts of such leaders and thinkers as Rachel Carson, Jim MacNeill, Joe Clark, Chris Turner, Andrew Nikiforuk, and Robert F. Kennedy. The result is a fascinating portrait of a remarkable woman and an urgent call to action.

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Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Dedication
  3. Contents
  4. Epigraph
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. Introduction: Why This Book?
  7. One: The Forming Of An Activist
  8. Two: Learning the Ways of Power and Politics
  9. Three: Watching Canada’s Global Reputation Plummet
  10. Four: Resisting Economics As Religion
  11. Five: Becoming Leader of the Green Party
  12. Six: Science Under Attack
  13. Seven: How Canada Became A Petro-state
  14. Eight: Engaging the Profit Motive to Fight Climate Change
  15. Nine: Rescuing Democracy From Politics
  16. Ten: Moving From Observer to Participant
  17. Photo Section
  18. Notes
  19. Index
  20. Other Books by Elizabeth May