The Green Party of Canada today said it will postpone its planned national policy convention by two weeks.
The Greens were to meet in New Glasgow, NS from Sept. 5 to Sept. 7 but with the recent announcement that three byelections will be held on Sept. 8, the Greens have decided to move their convention to Sept. 19-21.
From the Green Party news release:
“When we learned that the by-elections would be the day after our national convention, we feared Greens would be forced to choose between the policy convention and campaigning on the last weekend before the by-elections,” said Green Party leader Elizabeth May. “With Deputy Leader Claude William Genest running in Westmount—Ville-Marie and Environment Critic Mike Nagy running in Guelph, moving the convention after the by-elections made sense. We can now ensure that Mr. Genest and Mr. Nagy will be there, along with their campaign teams.
“A strong showing for the Green Party in these by-elections can change everything. Electing Canada’s first Green MP in a by-election would guarantee my inclusion in the televised debates in the next election. Greens across the country will now be able to focus 100 percent of their energy on campaigning in these by-elections.”
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