Elizabeth May says in all her years on Parliament Hill she has never seen anything like the last week in Canadian politics.

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Ottawa was sent reeling last Monday as Chrystia Freeland resigned as finance minister, mere hours before she was scheduled to deliver the important fall economic statement in the House of Commons.

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After House Speaker Greg Fergus paused the ongoing privilege debate to allow the fiscal update to be tabled, May said it was utter confusion in the House around what was supposed to happen next after Freeland香蕉视频直播檚 resignation.

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Amid growing calls from his caucus to step down, Trudeau shuffled his cabinet on Friday, bringing in eight new ministers. Several members of his inner circle have said he is taking time to reflect on what he has heard and to determine his next steps.

While the Conservative, NDP and Bloc Qu茅b茅cois leaders have also come out calling on Trudeau to step down, May told The Canadian Press there are two ways to answer the question about his future: as a party leader, and as a Canadian.

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As a Canadian, May said in the face of looming tariff threats and unprecedented 香蕉视频直播淐anada-bashing香蕉视频直播� by incoming U.S. President Donald Trump, it香蕉视频直播檚 important to show unity as a country.

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Reflecting on the ongoing privilege debate in the House of Commons, May said there is a potential resolution: the Liberals should turn over the documents.

At issue is a Conservative Party motion to press the Liberals to hand over documents relating to hundreds of millions of dollars of misspending on a green-tech fund to allow the RCMP to investigate the matter.

All parties have demanded the Liberals turn them over, but the Conservatives have effectively filibustered their own motion to make it happen 香蕉视频直播� and prevented any other work from proceeding since privilege debates take precedence over almost all else.

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On climate, May reiterated her support for the carbon tax saying it香蕉视频直播檚 one policy the Liberals have implemented which has succeeded in reducing emissions in Canada. Though she says the pricing policy has been made unpopular by 香蕉视频直播渟loganeering香蕉视频直播� 香蕉视频直播� in reference to Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre香蕉视频直播檚 香蕉视频直播渁xe the tax香蕉视频直播� refrain.

Still, May reiterated how Canada is the worst performer among G7 countries at living up to its climate commitments.

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May believes Trump will once again pull the United States out of the Paris climate agreement, as he did during his first presidency.

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As for her own party香蕉视频直播檚 priorities, May said heading into an election year the goal is to make gains for the Greens, but also to improve voter turnout which has steadily declined since the Liberals won in 2015 from 68.3 per cent, down to 62.6 per cent in 2021.

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