After a strong showing in 2019, the 2021 election seems like a step backward for the Green party, but Jessica Wegg is already talking about the next election.
“There is too much at stake for us to loose hope or lose sight of that the goal is,” she said. “I think Vancouver Island is uniquely situated for Greens to do very well.”
Continue reading Wegg talks about COVID, the election and ‘next time’NDP candidate Rachel Blaney said she is honoured to represent North Island-Powell River for a third term.
“I’m just incredibly grateful for the opportunity to continue this work that I really love,” she said.
Continue reading Rachel Blaney on her re-election and the NDPBy John Woodside, Canada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Annamie Paul says there’s a fight over the future of the Green Party, and she’s not up for any more punches.
On Monday morning, after months of infighting and a federal election campaign that saw the party’s support drop to 2.3 per cent of the popular vote from the 6.5 per cent it recorded in 2019, Paul announced she would begin the process of stepping down as leader.
Continue reading Annamie Paul leaves a struggle ‘for the soul’ of the Green PartyEditor’s note: As will quickly become apparent, this story was originally published before the election.
By Fabian Dawson, New Canadian Media, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Truck driver, Jaspreet Singh, plans to vote for the first time in this federal election after arriving in Canada about six years ago.
In his riding of Surrey-Newton, home to about 60,000 people where more than 60 per cent are South Asian New Canadians, all five candidates vying for the seat have South Asian heritage.
Continue reading Election 2021: The new Canadian voteThis week features the liberal candidate Jennifer Grenz. (To hear interviews with the Green Party candidate and the NDP candidate or for replays of any or all folk u radio shows visit cortesradio.ca/folk-u)
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