d_rawk Posted May 3, 2011 Report Share Posted May 3, 2011 Finally, the Green Party has won its first seat ever - beating out Gary Lunn in the Saanich-Gulf riding. Not. Too. Shabby.This puts an end to the televised debate participation issue. A seat in Parliament is the criteria. Done. Uphill battle still, to be sure .. without 12 seats the party is still at a major disadavantage.I sure do like May's version of the Green Party over Jim Harris' Green Party of Canada. Electoral reform remains on the top of their list - I am hoping that they and the NDP can hook up on the issue. Looks like the Liberals might need to come knocking back on that door as well.Good on them. Congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phishtaper Posted May 3, 2011 Report Share Posted May 3, 2011 This is a great result! Very happy to see a Green finally elected to Parliament. (Blair Wilson was elected as a Liberal in West vancouver in 2006, but changed to the Green Party in 2007 and thus became the first Green Party Member of Parliament. May is the first to actually be elected as a Green.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_rawk Posted May 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2011 Oh, that's right! Good point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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