The interim leader of the Canadian Action Party is seeking a seat in Parliament in Esquimalt-Juan de Fuca.

Christopher Porter said he is B次元官网网址渨illing to work for a consensusB次元官网网址� on all matters and issues.

With regard to West Shore traffic congestion, Porter said building an overpass at McKenzie Avenue and the Trans-Canada Highway wonB次元官网网址檛 solve the problem. He suggests using large, European-style roundabouts at B次元官网网址渆very high flow traffic intersection,B次元官网网址� including on the highway at McKenzie.

B次元官网网址淚t could be implemented in three months,B次元官网网址� Porter said.

He said he doesnB次元官网网址檛 support the proposed development near the Juan de Fuca Marine Trail that includes the possibility of 257 cabins on private land.

Porter has concerns over supporting trafficking and disturbing animals that call the JDF rural resource lands home.

Mostly, he said he wants to give the voters transparency and accountability in the way the country is governed.

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Porter admits that before he became involved the Canadian Action Party, he didnB次元官网网址檛 participate in politics.

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For his campaign, Porter is pleading with people to become involved with political process. B次元官网网址淕et out and vote and participate,B次元官网网址� Porter said.

Porter suggested the MP salary be cut in half and the other portion be put into holding more public forums to help work towards consensus on local issues.

Porter said heB次元官网网址檚 witnessed governments in indigenous tribes in the South Pacific who find consensus on all issues, where everyone is happy with the outcome. He would like to implement that in Canada.

B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檝e learned to listen to everyone,B次元官网网址� Porter said.

Porter has been the interim leader of the Canadian Action Party since September 2010. In the 2008 election, the Canadian Action Party fielded 130 votes in Esquimalt-Juan de Fuca.

Porter once worked for Oak Bay MarinaB次元官网网址檚 now-defunct Sealand of the Pacific, and later as head trainer at the Vancouver Aquarium.

He went onto becoming a dolphin trader in the Solomon Islands before having a change of heart about the industry.

These days, Porter works as a director of visitor experience for the consulting company Oeveo Corporation. He resides in Saanich.

For more, see www.canadianactionparty.ca.

reporter@goldstreamgazette.com