Member of Parliament and federal Green Party leader Elizabeth May predicts a successful campaign for her party, as CanadaB次元官网网址檚 43rd federal election has officially started.
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May, who first became the MP for SaanichB次元官网网址揋ulf Islands in 2011, is running for a third term. B次元官网网址淚 feel good about my record, but know I could have done so much more with additional Greens elected,B次元官网网址� she said.
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Current predictions give the Greens just under four seats, plus or minus three seats, hardly a wave, as some had previously predicted. This said, the environment will likely play an important role in the upcoming election.
Sabina Singh, who is running for the federal New Democrats against May, said she is excited the campaign has started in promising to make the environment a key point of her campaign.
B次元官网网址淚 donB次元官网网址檛 think there is any party in the world that cannot afford to be green,B次元官网网址� she said.
Singh, in other words, might be trying to out-green the very face of the federal Green party. Singh, though, points out that she would be part of a larger team under federal leader Jagmeet Singh. Her party will also raise socio-economic issues, she said.
David Busch, who is running for the federal Conservatives, welcomes B次元官网网址巘he start of the campaign. While his partyB次元官网网址檚 environmental platform is the B次元官网网址渂est one,B次元官网网址� his campaign will take a different direction. B次元官网网址淥ur issues that we are stressing, are the same issues that people have been talking to me at the doors over this past year B次元官网网址� specifically, health care and the cost of living,B次元官网网址� he said.
The Peninsula B次元官网网址 Review also reached out to federal Liberal candidate Ryan Windsor and Ron Broda of the PeopleB次元官网网址檚 Party of Canada, who are also running in the SaanichB次元官网网址揋ulf Islands riding.
Dates for local election debates are also firming up.
Central Saanich Community Association and StellyB次元官网网址檚 Secondary School will host a federal all-candidates debate on Wednesday, Oct. 2, at 7 p.m. with doors opening at 6:30 p.m.
Less than 24 hours later, the Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce will host an all-candidates lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Mary Winspear Centre in Sidney. For more info, see .
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