Green Party gets first Canadian MP (Member of Parliament)

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May even be first elected position in North America

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080830.wgreenparty30/BNStory/National/home?cid=al_gam_mostview

Don't get too excited, this guy IS a scumbag

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1. Are they like the Greens here who get bankrolled by the Rethugs to attract the nuts?

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2. No, but they are more conservative than the established left party

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3. That's a bummer. I prefer Greens to be socialists and very left.

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4. few are - they may be environmentally left. But are often right on social stuff

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5. So different from the Greens in my area. :^( But I suppose as a worldwide party you have

to expect a fairly broad spectrum.

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6. Here it's all about trying to get red tories

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7. Not the kind of watermelon greens I like.