MAY WINS NOMINATION CONTEST
Sep 19, 2009
THE LEADER OF THE FEDERAL GREEN PARTY HAS BEEN NAMED AS THE GREEN CANDIDATE FOR THE SAANICH GULF ISLANDS RIDING.
ELIZABETH MAY CALLS HER VICTORY 'HEARTENING' AND LOOKS AHEAD TO THE FALL.
"WE CONTINUE TO WONDER 'WILL THERE BE AN ELECTION THIS FALL, OR NOT?' THE NEXT THING FOR ME IS PRETTY STRAIGHT FORWARD. MY MOVING TRUCK ARRIVES ON MONDAY AND I'M FINALLY ABLE TO LOOK FORWARD TO, PAST THE NOMINATION HURDLE, SETTLING IN."
MAY DEFEATS LOCAL CHALLENGER STUART HERTZOG WHO FILED AN OFFICIAL COMPLAINT WITH ELECTIONS CANADA OVER ALLEGATIONS OF ILLEGAL USE OF PARTY FUNDS FOR MAY'S CAMPAIGN. SHE SAYS THERE ARE NO HARD FEELINGS.
"I SHOOK HIS HAND AND I PUBLICLY THANKED HIM FOR MAKING THE POINT VERY CLEAR, THAT IF ANY SUSPECTED THE GREEN PARTY OF CANADA MIGHT HAVE BECOME TOP DOWN OR THAT THE LEADER COULD DICTATE ANYTHING, HE HAD ABSOLUTELY PROVEN THAT THAT ISN'T THE CASE."
MAY SAYS SHE WILL PUT HERTZOG'S COMPLAINT BEHIND HER NOW.
"STUART CHOSE TO DO WHAT I THINK IS ALL TOO COMMON IN POLITICS WHICH IS TRYING TO THROW MUD AT SOMEBODY AND HOPING SOME OF IT STICKS. I'M NOT GOING TO WASTE ANYMORE TIME THINKING ABOUT IT FRANKLY BECUASE THERE WAS NOTHING TO IT."
MAY OPENS A CAMPAIGN OFFICE ON BEACON AVENUE IN SIDNEY NOW.
CONSERVATIVE GARY LUNN IS THE CURRENT MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT FOR THE SAANICH GULF ISLANDS RIDING.
- LIZ MCARTHUR
