Who we are [electronic resource] : reflections on my life and Canada / Elizabeth May.

Summary:

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.

Record details

ISBN: 9781771640329
ISBN: 1771640324
Physical Description: 1 online resource : illustrations (some color)
Publisher: [New York?] : Greystone Books, ©2014.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	Acknowledgements; Introduction: Why This Book?; One: The Forming of an Activist; Two: Learning the Ways of Power and Politics; Three: Watching Canada''s Global Reputation Plummet; Four: Resisting Economics as Religion; Five: Becoming Leader of the Green Party; Six: Science Under Attack; Seven: How Canada became a Petro-state; Eight: Engaging the Profit Motive to Fight Climate Change; Nine: Rescuing Democracy From Politics; Ten: Moving from Observer to Participant; Notes; Other Books by Elizabeth May.
Source of Description Note:	Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed January 8, 2015).