Green Leader Elizabeth May visits Charlottetown, joins P.E.I Greens to host rally.

Green party Leader Elizabeth May along with party members speak to their supporters during a rally at Memorial Hall, Sep. 23. Yakosu Umana photo.

By Yakosu Umana

Sep. 25, 2019

The Greens are the grown-ups in the room, Elizabeth May said to a room full of Green supporters at a Green party rally on Monday evening, at Memorial Hall.

Green party federal hopefuls along with party leader May spoke on why it’s most important to act as soon as possible, when it comes to climate change.

The Green party is the only party that would do so, said May.

“Electing Green is the single most effective thing you can do right now.

 “Our first duty as the grown-ups in the room in 2019 is to ensure the course correction has been made.” 

The Green Party say they are the only party which can help Canada meet the U. N’s goals for 2030 which include acting towards climate change, using clean energy and developing sustainable cities are some of its goals.

Jeremy Landan said he’s voting Green. The Stratford resident said the party’s environmental and fiscal policies make sense, plus they are economical.

“Renewable resources are cheaper way to make energy. Everyone want to save money.”

People should vote for a party they trust, rather than strategically, Landan said.

“Last election so many people voted for the liberals strategically. I hope NDP and Green votes put pressure on other parties.

The event began with P.E.I. Green MLA Hannah Bell applauding Islanders’ efforts in making the Green party P.E.I’s official opposition party. P.E.I is the first and only province in Canada to do so.

Islander’s should continue to show their support in the election, Bell said.

“This is an opportunity for Islanders to continue to show we are not only leaders in things we do or how much we care for each other, but leaders in democracy.”

May built on Bell’s enthusiasm and said the party prides itself on principle.

“We don’t sell out, we don’t cave in, we hold the line,” May said.

May emphasized the Green Party isn’t just about climate change.

Childcare and youths should be a priority of the government, she said.

“If its not good for our kids we shouldn’t be doing it.

“Childcare workers deserved to be paid higher than hockey players.”

Their party is wants to have a zero-hunger country. Big market food producers are to be blamed for wasting food, May said.

 “We are wasting so much food in this country it’s a sin.”

May took three questions from audience members, including one on how to prevent corporation interference in the government

She said big corporations do interfere in the government but shouldn’t and spoke about the SNC-Lavalin/Liberal affair.

She said she was disgusted by the Liberal/SNC-Lavalin scandal.

“They’re really calling the shots. Big business make money and can have it all, but we call the shots for our country.”