Constituents in Kelowna-Lake Country could still see a political power-sharing pact play out in the upcoming election campaign, despite the leader of the Green Party of Canada’s apparent misgivings.
Elizabeth May has made multiple media appearances this week saying that she’s asked local Green candidate Gary Adams to not step down or endorse any other parties just yet.
Adams, and Liberal candidate, Fuhr, announced earlier this month that Adams would step down to endorse Fuhr and sign an agreement outlining co-operation between Fuhr and the local Greens for a form of joint representation in Ottawa.
Although May put Adams’s decision on hold, the move hasn’t been quashed.
She is expecting to have a conversation with Liberal leader Justin Trudeau and NDP leader Thomas Mulcair before endorsing it.
In a press release from Adams and Dan Ryder, Adams’ campaign manager, May’s words were taken well.
“We fully support Elizabeth bringing the result of our local vote into a crucial conversation at the national level.
At this level, Thomas Mulcair and Justin Trudeau need to ask themselves which is more important: Gambling every opportunity on a shot at an absolute majority, or beginning now to engineer a government that works together?,” reads the release. “Do they want to magnify the differences among Greens, Liberals, and NDP, or focus on the differences between us and the Stephen Harper Conservatives?
“Our members sent a clear message that the vast gulf that separates all of us from the Harper Conservatives is what matters most to them. We think the majority of Canadians agree.”
Fuhr interpreted May’s words, similarly.
“We will both respect Elizabeth May and look forward to discussion at the federal level, but once those have happened we’re prepared to move ahead with the agreement in place that was voted on by the members of Kelowna Lake Country.
