OTTAWA — It looked like the moment the Green Party had been waiting for. It seemed the two parties might be in a race for third place, for the first time in Green Party history. But the hoped-for wave that would see the Green Party win new ridings on Vancouver Island and maybe even claim the 12 seats required for official party status — never came. “And then as you come under more scrutiny, often that exposes some deep problems, and I think that that happened with the Green Party in this election.”Ultimately, in an election that focused more on climate change than any that preceded it, the Green Party still emerged as a marginal political force. The Green Party suffered another blow when the former parliamentary budget officer gave their costed platform a failing grade for responsible fiscal management and transparency.

Source: National Post October 28, 2019 18:11 UTC