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By Matt (anonymous) | Posted May 03, 2011 at 14:58:58

While I agree with most of Adrian's piece, I do take issue with the claim that the Green Party had no major impact on the national election. This is a little bit misleading as the Green Party focused the majority of their resources on Elizabeth May's riding, Saanich-Gulf Islands, rather than spreading their resources out across the country. In this respect, the Green Party has made a big step forward in having their first candidate elected to a seat in the House of Commons. In effect, they have changed the make-up of the House even if May is only one seat among the 308 seats. Their intention was not to continue to build on a share of the national vote, but rather to focus on getting one seat in the house. I believe that this may be the step forward for the Green Party in the future as it can now build from this platform. To be sure, it is far too early to predict the next election, but it does represent a new direction for the Green Party and Canadian politics more generally.

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