Closing remarks Port McNeill and Port Hardy All Candidates Meetings
Political platforms are living documents (at least they should be) to ensure the party is ready at any time to put forward a positive vision, grounded in current realities. So before you place your precious mark on the ballot May 2nd, even if you think you’ve already made up your mind, I’m going to ask you to do two things. First, review all the parties’ platforms and ask yourselves some questions.
Do these promises advance the common good? When implemented, will they advance global peace and security? Address the needs of children? Does the policy ensure Canada’s continued quality of life and economic health? Make families more secure? Protect, enhance and restore the life support systems of the planet? Does it promote systems – cultural, institutional and technological – that are resilient and capable of adapting to shocks in a more unpredictable world?
If the platform answers yes to some or many of these questions then I’m asking that you review the history of the party putting it forward. You will have to look outside Canada to review the Green Party’s history and actions – but it’s there to see. Has the party followed through on previous promises? Has their platform matured, or merely changed based on the current zeitgeist or to curry favour among certain demographics? Has it maintained its principles through every revision?
When all of this has been considered and the questions answered to your satisfaction, I believe Vision Green will stand alone as the promise of hope unto the 7th generation – and not just until the next election. So on May 2nd I’m asking you to Vote. In Vancouver Island North, I’m asking you to vote for a woman. And finally, I’m asking you to vote Green. It’s Time.
