The federal Greens now have their standard-bearer in an increasingly perilous battle to win over left-leaning New Brunswick voters heading into a likely national election. "One person coming or going is not going to affect that voice that we have in Fredericton." Chris Thompson, the interim provincial NDP leader, said New Democrats can't sit around and hope for votes because of whatever the other parties are going through. "We can't sit around and say 'The Liberals might flounder, the Greens are going through some troubles, so we're going to get a whole bunch of votes.' Thompson said nine different party caucuses made up of volunteers are working on a set of provincial policies that he eill get the attention of progressive voters.

Source: CBC News July 26, 2021 18:18 UTC