Local candidate sees Green future
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amilton East-Stoney Creek federal Green Party candidate David Hart Dyke says party leader Elizabeth May’s exclusion from the televised national leaders’ debates, which began Monday, was “grossly unfair” and just adds another nail to the voter apathy coffin. “There’s a million people that voted Green last election, just barely fewer than the Bloc (Quebecois). It’s a significant voting bloc in the country and it’s going without a say-so?” he said. “There’s no justification for keeping her out and I’ve had a lot of reaction from that. People, even those that would never vote Green, are generally angry about this.” Dyke said the Green Party is “definitely” the party of the future. It is building for the future, he added. “We’re trying to put the party on the same footing as the others, where there’s more of a presence between elections as well as actually during an election. I actually see more and more votes coming our way,” he said. “There’s a lot of young people that are right on the cusp of voting. I think we’re going to be picking up a lot of those votes.”
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Dyke said the Green Party’s platform is fairly comprehensive. It has a major environmental component, but it also covers points in terms of the economy, social justice and health care, he said. “For example, right now, a major component of healthcare – the one that’s really boosting the costs – is prescription drugs. Costs are getting bigger and bigger,” he said. “It looks to me very much like the companies that manufacture these drugs have too much to say to the government and the government seems to be listening far too well. These companies seem to be getting away with murder in that respect.” On the environmental front, Dyke said he would like to see Hamilton move more toward green manufacturing. “If you look at Germany, pretty much during the time we’ve been hearing how it can’t be done, it has created
from nothing, a green energy industry,” he said. “It now employs more people than the auto industry and those are good jobs, well-paid jobs. We need to be moving in that direction.” Green manufacturing is long-term, sustainable and would also help create more jobs in Hamilton, he said. “If somebody could wave a magic wand and make Elizabeth May the next prime minister, you could bet that U.S. Steel wouldn’t be getting away with what it’s been getting away with,” said Dyke. “That would not be allowed; they’d be forced to live up to the agreement they signed.” Dyke said the federal election on May 2 could prove to be the Green Party’s day. “I think Elizabeth May is probably our best chance to win a seat,” he said. “I think the voters of her riding are ready to make history. I think she’s got a wonderful chance to win this time.” People are looking for a change, said Dyke. “This country use to be absolutely the world leader in environmental and social justice issues, nobody ever questioned that,” he said. “We need to get back our position on the world stage as environmental and social justice leaders. That’s really what the Green Party) is all about.”
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