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Green wants 'none of the above'
Jul 13, 2007Federal Green climate change critic and prominent environmentalist Guy Dauncey is one of six activists urging party members to vote "None of the Above" at their upcoming Saanich-Gulf Islands nomination scheduled for tomorrow.
The reason: According to an open letter distributed by Dogwood Initiative executive director Will Horter, "The candidates already nominated to run against [Natural Resources Minister Gary] Lunn" - specifically Liberal Briony Penn and New Democrat Julian West - "have strong environmental credentials, are strong advocates for electoral reform, and are not likely to bow down to traditional party politics."
And, if the Greens run a candidate in the upcoming election, votes for that party "could cause the election of Gary Lunn, a key player in Stephen Harper's anti-environmental government."
Andrew Lewis is the only candidate up for nomination.
