Comments on: Est-ce vraiment une dillution? http://www.ottawacentregreens.ca/index.php/2007/04/02/est-ce-vraiment-une-dillution/148 The Green Party in Ottawa Centre Tue, 10 May 2011 05:24:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Jan Triska http://www.ottawacentregreens.ca/index.php/2007/04/02/est-ce-vraiment-une-dillution/148#comment-5035 Jan Triska Thu, 05 Apr 2007 13:03:39 +0000 http://www.ottawagreens.ca/ottawacentre/?p=148#comment-5035 Indeed, running candidates in every single riding might be too onerous yet running fewer candidates than, say 250 out of 308, would result in what you are pointing out: fewer choices, less public share of the vote, less money going back to GPC. It would actually be a serious credibility setback for the entire organization. I think it's obvious to many people that Elizabeth has a different strategic thinking on many a thing than Jim Harris did. But, Jim knew about raising funds and getting people involved. Elizabeth has the media profile and the speaking skills but I am just one of many people worried about her cosying up to the Liberals. Especially with the Liberals in trouble now (low polling numbers), we are in danger of simply handing a share of our past vote to the much bigger 'red machine', and they need those votes. This 'truce' with Stephane Dion is worrisome; intellectually it makes sense (of course) but it makes no sense from a political standpoint. This is a political party, not a coffeehouse conversation. Indeed, running candidates in every single riding might be too onerous yet running fewer candidates than, say 250 out of 308, would result in what you are pointing out: fewer choices, less public share of the vote, less money going back to GPC. It would actually be a serious credibility setback for the entire organization.

I think it’s obvious to many people that Elizabeth has a different strategic thinking on many a thing than Jim Harris did. But, Jim knew about raising funds and getting people involved. Elizabeth has the media profile and the speaking skills but I am just one of many people worried about her cosying up to the Liberals. Especially with the Liberals in trouble now (low polling numbers), we are in danger of simply handing a share of our past vote to the much bigger ‘red machine’, and they need those votes. This ‘truce’ with Stephane Dion is worrisome; intellectually it makes sense (of course) but it makes no sense from a political standpoint. This is a political party, not a coffeehouse conversation.

]]> By: Evan Hughes http://www.ottawacentregreens.ca/index.php/2007/04/02/est-ce-vraiment-une-dillution/148#comment-4753 Evan Hughes Tue, 03 Apr 2007 17:13:02 +0000 http://www.ottawagreens.ca/ottawacentre/?p=148#comment-4753 Most parties don't run candidates in every riding. If the party is wasting too many staff hours trying to get a parachute candidate nominated in a riding where we've done poorly in the past, I wouldn't begrudge a few "empty" ridings. We've proven that we can get 308 candidates in the past. I don't mind "only" fielding candidates in 304 or 305 ridings, as that puts us in the same league as the other parties. However, if the number drops below 300, I would be very disappointed. Such a poor turnout would be a disservice to Canadians who want to vote with their hearts; it would be a blow to our credibility; and it would lower the money received from Elections Canada, meaning that we would have a hard time raising funds for the next election. Most parties don’t run candidates in every riding. If the party is wasting too many staff hours trying to get a parachute candidate nominated in a riding where we’ve done poorly in the past, I wouldn’t begrudge a few “empty” ridings.

We’ve proven that we can get 308 candidates in the past. I don’t mind “only” fielding candidates in 304 or 305 ridings, as that puts us in the same league as the other parties. However, if the number drops below 300, I would be very disappointed.

Such a poor turnout would be a disservice to Canadians who want to vote with their hearts; it would be a blow to our credibility; and it would lower the money received from Elections Canada, meaning that we would have a hard time raising funds for the next election.

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