THE RED GREEN COALITION
Dion’s Liberals have accomplished perhaps their most politically adept move to date by making an alliance with a surging green party. This week Stephane Dion announced that he doesn’t intend to run a Liberal candidate against Elizabeth May in Central Nova, the riding she has chosen for her next campaign.
This is a help to May and the Greens because her main competitor for the environmental vote was going to be the Liberal candidate. It’s more of a help to the Liberals. Stephan Dion is looking to validate himself as the only environmentally conscious candidate with any hope of winning. This deal may get May into the house of commons, but it’s likely to get Dion into 24 Sussex.