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When it comes to the greens you really have to bear in mind the circumstances in which they exist. A green party majority government is simply not on the table and not what you should be voting for. Instead, bear in mind that the green party does not enforce any kind of "party whip" -- it's in essence a party of ideologically-aligned independent candidates, and should very much be approached on a candidate-by-candidate/riding-by-riding basis, rather than something like a low profile backbencher CPC/LPC MP where you're essentially just voting for the party itself. You vote for them if you think that they can be a vocal advocate for your community and your causes in parliament, not because you think they'll perform well or poorly if they hypothetically formed government -- they'd have a long road to get there, and if they were approaching that they would pick up more funding, consultants, etc. to help that transition.
One thing that has always stood out to me when hearing from or speaking to green representatives (including my own green MPP) is the level of passion, compassion, and candidness which I have found lacking from many politicians, which resonates greatly with me. But it's something that really should be approached at the individual riding level for the reasons I outlined above.
yea, i think the strength of the greens, ideally, are as a kingmaker. A minority government, with NDP and Green supporting them would be great.
I haven't really spoken to any of my green reps before, in terms of them running for the seat. I have had interactions with my NDP MLA and MP, and have been left thoroughly disappointed with the results.
I don't think a whip position is really that big a deal for a party, until they have enough people elected to make it matter.