GreenerPolitics

Statement by the Hon. Stéphane Dion, Leader, Liberal Party of Canada and Elizabeth May, Leader, Green Party of Canada

The planet has reached its limit. The human-caused damage to our natural environment is devastating.

The most urgent issue facing our society and our government, indeed humanity as a whole, is the climate crisis. It has the characteristic of being irreversible, with every single year’s emissions constituting damage that will not dissipate for a century. We are, essentially, stoking the furnace for ongoing climate instability that threatens our children and grandchildren.

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Assuming our technology works, this message will reach you very close to the time that the Leader of the Liberal Party and I jointly hold a press conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Today, we change the face of Canadian politics. Today we will demonstrate that the Green Party is a serious political party, running to win in ridings across Canada. We will also be making it clear that the planet does not have time for the old, tired, cynical game of politics. We do not have time for games at all. We are serious and we need to put our country and the planet first.

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JANE TABER

From the Globe and Mail

OTTAWA — Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion, who has vowed to run a positive campaign, has made a deal with Green Party Leader Elizabeth May not to run a candidate against her in the next election, senior Liberals say.In return, Ms. May will not run a candidate against Mr. Dion in his Montreal riding. It appears that Ms. May has negotiated the better deal, because Mr. Dion’s decision considerably improves her chances of beating — and embarrassing — one of the Conservatives’ most high-profile ministers, Foreign Affairs Minister Peter MacKay.

Ms. May announced last month that she would run in the Nova Scotia riding of Central Nova against Mr. MacKay, who has held the seat since 1997. His father, Elmer, also represented the riding and served as a minister in Brian Mulroney’s government.

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