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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. The book 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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Elizabeth May is leader of the Green Party of Canada and was the first elected Green Party Member of Parliament. Formerly the executive director of the Sierra Club of Canada, she lives in Sidney, British Columbia.
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Elizabeth May is without doubt the most impressive party leader in Canada today --superhumanly hardworking, dedicated, smart, witty, and fearless when speaking truth to power and to the public. Who We Are reminds us she is also a fine writer. May’s insider story takes us into her own remarkable life and her profound connection with the lives of others on this planet: great and small, human and not. A fascinating and inspiring book.” —Ronald Wright, author of A Short History of Progress

(2014-08-13)

"While some of the most readable parts of her memoir are those in which the personal and political events are closely woven together, the final polemical chapters, with the headings, How Canada Became a Petro-State and Engaging the Profit Motive to Fight Climate Change, are also compelling. Having been an architect of the glory days of Brian Mulroney's regime, Elizabeth May acutely feels the catastrophic decline of Canada's environmental standards and has provided a cogent paper trail to explain why." —BC Bookworld

(2014-09-05)

" ... While I don't often expect to like books by political leaders – fearing them to be more advertising than prose – there was lots to like in ... Elizabeth May's Who We Are.” —SusanDelacaurt

(2015-01-06)

"Who We Are is a compelling, timely and relevant read." —Winnipeg Free Press

(2014-10-16)

"Donkeys are misunderstood. At least, that's the impression left by Merrifield's gentle meditation on life, art, and the meaning of beauty, which crucially involves journeying through the hills of southern France and 'daydreaming in the open air' with floppy-eared Gribouille's faithful companionship . . . Can a donkey be a philosopher? Merrifield believes so and, with this modest, lovely little book, makes us believe so, too." —Booklist

(2014-05-18)

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  • PublisherGreystone Books
  • Publication date2015
  • ISBN 10 1771641789
  • ISBN 13 9781771641784
  • BindingPaperback
  • Number of pages224
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