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Elizabeth May thinks 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg rocks.

May, who is the Green Party of Canada MP for Saanich-Gulf Islands, spoke to students at John Abbott College, Friday. The event was spearheaded by media-arts teacher Ryan Young, who has been friends with May for decades.

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May stepped down as leader of the Green Party of Canada, Nov. 4.

The MP entered the packed lecture hall, smiled warmly, and launched into a talk that covered vast climate-activism territory. She spoke of climate targets missed and opportunities squandered, saying that although acid rain and the ozone layer are less of an issue today, global warming is careening towards the red zone. And she said Canada’s efforts to stay the warming of the planet are dismal.

(Canada ranked 54th out of 60 countries on the 2019 Climate Change Performance Index. The United States ranked 59th and Saudi Arabia ranked 60th. Sweden had the best showing, ranking 4th. No country has been deemed worthy enough to make one of the top three places in these rankings.)