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Heading into this month's
election, Green Party of
Canada Leader Elizabeth
May has a plan to combat
climate change and boost
the economy. It's called
Mission: Possible, but she
doesn't claim it would be
easy, and some industries
would benefit more
than others
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As Elizabeth May enters Sidney's
Mary Winspear Centre for a town hall
meeting with her constituents on Van-
couver Island, she waves to one audience
member, hugs another, sits and chats to a
third. Apparently May knows most of those
in the room, as she notices a few newcom-
ers and asks them to raise their hands. In
a follow-up interview, she notes that 300
or 400 people usually attend the meetings
in Sidney, and cumulatively 1,000 to 1,200
throughout the riding.
"Saanich–Gulf Islands is amazingly civi-
cally engaged," the Green Party of Canada
leader says. "You can also see that in voter
turnout. We had just under 75-percent
voter turnout in 2011, and in 2015 we had
just under 80-percent voter turnout."
They'll have another opportunity to
cast their ballots in the October election. In
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