Canadian innovation | Elizabeth May | TEDxYYC

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Elected Parliamentarian, Elizabeth May argues for the need to produce higher value products that drive innovation rather than exporting raw resources. In the heart of Canada's energy capital, May makes a case for refining oil and gas resources locally and developing the resource in a way that benefits the whole of the Canadian economy.

Elizabeth May is an environmentalist, writer, activist, lawyer, Member of Parliament and leader of the Green Party of Canada. Elizabeth became active in the environmental movement in the 1970s. She is a graduate of Dalhousie Law School and was admitted to the Bar in both Nova Scotia and Ontario. She held the position of Associate General Council for the Public Interest Advocacy Centre prior to becoming Senior Policy Advisor to the federal minister of the Environment from 1986 until 1988. Elizabeth was the Executive Director of the Sierra Club of Canada from 1989 to 2006. She is an Officer of the Order of Canada, author of seven books, was chosen (by a vote of all MPs) as Macleans magazine's 2012 Parliamentarian of the Year, 2013 Hardest Working MP and by Hill Times as 2013 Hardest Working MP and Best Constituency MP.
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