Here is a must read post by David Parker – Edmonton Green candidate -on climate change. It is a comprehensive reply to the APEGGA climate change deniers and the recent media coverage on that position.
The Greens have to be pretty happy and proud of their by-election showing earlier this week. They increased the Vancouver vote 50% and came in second and third but only 34 votes behind the second place NDP - and with 14% of the popular vote in the Toronto ridings.
I really liked the Alberta Greens policy platform in the recent provincial election here. They are proving to be a formidable alternative to the NDP and an emerging political force in urban centres at least.
The Greens have to be pretty happy and proud of their by-election showing earlier this week. They increased the Vancouver vote 50% and came in second and third but only 34 votes behind the second place NDP - and with 14% of the popular vote in the Toronto ridings.
I really liked the Alberta Greens policy platform in the recent provincial election here. They are proving to be a formidable alternative to the NDP and an emerging political force in urban centres at least.
Check out our interview with Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada, on Policy Channel. www.policychannel.com
Have I missed something or do they not have a single seat. The only thing they will do is split Liberal and NDP votes, which will be great for the Conservative Party of Canada. Heck, thanks to the Greens the Conservatives almost won "one of the safest seats in BC".
ReplyDeleteMay is the most socially conservatie political leader in Canada.
Anon - when does splitting a vote become a sense of citizens shifting away from the old line parties? There is a tipping point to all this and 14% of the popular vote for the Greens in the Toronto area may be at that point.
ReplyDeleteWhen by elections happen - no seat is safe. The local candidate is as important to the outcome as the party or even the national leader...some times even more so...ie the Toronto outcomes are mostly due to the local candidate.
Even the rejection of Dion's appointed Sask candidate is a local outcomes factor. His actions as leader seem to have encouraged those Liberals to stay home on the by-election day...turning the seat over to a Con.
Tell me more about May being the "most socially conservative political leader in Canada." Why do you say that?