CBC: Green party 'has arrived'

Green party 'has arrived' after 2nd place finish in byelection
CBC News Online

Green Party Leader Elizabeth May sounded victorious Tuesday in announcing that her second-place finish in the federal byelection in London North Centre Monday had won the Green Party a place on Canada's political map.

"We are electable. We have a full party. The Green Party really has arrived," she told CBC News early Tuesday. "We can be taken seriously as a credible political alternative."

May won 26 per cent of the popular vote in the byelection, placing second behind Liberal Glen Pearson, who won the seat with nearly 35 per cent. But May beat Tory Dianne Haskett, the former London mayor, who took 24 per cent of the vote.

May, a well-known environmental activist born in the U.S., said her strong showing is good news for the Greens because the party clearly increased its popular support from the last federal election.

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