Newcomer to Lead Green Party

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"We'll put a cost on our proposals. We'll have solid numbers, as opposed to just saying we are committed to being revenue neutral, like we did in the last election."

Political views: Says climate change is the single greatest threat to Canada's future; wants new strategies to protect jobs in remote, one-industry communities. Says the growing number of poor and homeless in Canada must be addressed, and maintains Canada's foreign policy is becoming too similar to that of the U.S.

Quote: "We will have influence. We will exert power, but to be a majority government, as the mark of whether or not we're successful, is the wrong goal. It's not that it's unrealistic; it's the wrong goal because the issues are too pressing."

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Newcomer to Lead Green Party

Elizabeth May wins decisively

By Celeste Mackenzie

OTTAWA -- Green party members chose a high-profile newcomer given to splashy activism at a leadership convention yesterday.

Longtime activist Elizabeth May, a former Sierra Club exec...

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