Elizabeth May, leader of the Green Party of Canada, will be opening a new chapter of her life in 2019.

The MP for the riding of Saanich-Gulf IslandsB次元官网网址攚ho describes herself as a hard-working single mom for the last 24 yearsB次元官网网址攚ill be getting married on April 22, to Ashcroft, B.C. resident John Kidder.

Kidder B次元官网网址� a retired technology entrepreneur who now operates a hops farm on his familyB次元官网网址檚 Ashcroft property B次元官网网址� was, in 1983, one of the founders of the Green Party of B.C., the first Green party in North America. He ran as a federal Liberal candidate in the Okanagan-Coquihalla riding in 2011 and as a provincial Green Party candidate in the Fraser-Nicola riding in the 2013 B.C. election.

That was when the pair met, when May went to Merritt to support KidderB次元官网网址檚 candidacy.

B次元官网网址淲e went to a number of events around Merritt, and have been friends ever since,B次元官网网址� says May. B次元官网网址淏ut I donB次元官网网址檛 have much personal time.B次元官网网址�

Kidder says he found May B次元官网网址渃harming in every wayB次元官网网址� when they first met. B次元官网网址淚 thought B次元官网网址榃hat a lovely woman.B次元官网网址� When she drove away I knew weB次元官网网址檇 see each other again.B次元官网网址�

Despite MayB次元官网网址檚 hectic schedule and the geographic difficultiesB次元官网网址擬ay splits her time between Ottawa and her home in Sidney on Vancouver Island, while Kidder lives in Vancouver and the B.C. InteriorB次元官网网址攖he pair managed to see each other a few times. B次元官网网址淛ohn found strategic ways to show up at places where I was,B次元官网网址� explains May.

The friendship soon grew into a fondness. Then, in September 2018, they both attended the Green Party convention in Vancouver. B次元官网网址淭he sparks flew,B次元官网网址� says Kidder, who proposed just over a month later.

May has a daughter, three stepchildren, and seven grandchildren, while Kidder B次元官网网址� the brother of actress Margot Kidder B次元官网网址� has three children and four grandchildren. Both say their families are very happy with the news, and that their children will be at the wedding to give them away.

B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檓 really lucky, with great kids and a great family, and now IB次元官网网址檓 getting married to a really great man,B次元官网网址� says May.

B次元官网网址淚 get in and out of Vancouver, and now IB次元官网网址檒l have to try get in and out of Ashcroft. With my schedule, itB次元官网网址檚 a miracle weB次元官网网址檙e together at all.B次元官网网址�

B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 beyond perfect,B次元官网网址� says Kidder. B次元官网网址淎t this late stage in my life itB次元官网网址檚 a blessing. I feel re-born.

B次元官网网址淎nd Elizabeth is marvellous. We both know how difficult political relationships are, but weB次元官网网址檙e both able to deal with this. IB次元官网网址檓 looking forward to a glorious time together.B次元官网网址�

B次元官网网址淲eB次元官网网址檙e ideally well-suited,B次元官网网址� says May. B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檓 in my 65th year; to find true love is a miracle.B次元官网网址�

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