NANAIMO, B.C. -- British Columbia voters sent a message that Canadians are deeply concerned about the environment and climate issues will be at the forefront in October's federal election campaign, jubilant Green party supporters said Monday night. Voters in Nanaimo elected Paul Manly of the Greens as their new member of Parliament, barely six months before October's federal vote. With about 95 per cent of the ballots counted in the Nanaimo-Ladysmith byelection, Manly received 37.4 per cent of the vote. John Hirst, the Conservative candidate, was a distant second with almost 25 per cent of the vote. The NDP polled 23 per cent and Liberal candidate Michelle Corfield received 11 per cent of the vote. "People really want to see action on climate change," said Manly, who called his victory "historic." Manly will become the second Green party member in Parliament, joining Leader Elizabeth May. His victory shows the other parties that Canadians are serious about climate change, Manly said, adding he expects the Green wave of support to grow in the October election. "It's time to step up and do what needs to be done and have a little bit of political courage to deal with climate change properly," Manly said. "Stop subsidizing the fossil fuel industry." Ilan Goldenblatt, Manly's campaign manager, said voters in Nanaimo served notice to the Liberals, Conservatives and New Democrats that Canadians want more movement on environmental issues. "There's a real strong sense here on the West Coast and on Vancouver Island that the three old-line parties are just slow on the uptake on actually committing to real action," he said. Manly said governments should stop subsidizing the "old" economy. "We moved beyond the horse and buggy and it's time to move beyond the internal combustion engine," Manly said, as the crowd cheered. "Those days should be over. It's time to move forward."
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"He was able to appeal to disaffected New Democrats who disagreed with the provincial government's significant subsidies for LNG Canada.
The leader of the federal NDP, Jagmeet Singh, has supported John Horgan's inducements to the LNG industry and his support for fracking natural gas in B.C."
Greens coast to victory in Nanaimo-Ladysmith byelection. Green candidate Paul Manly coasted to victory on Monday in a byelection in the B.C. riding of Nanaimo-Ladysmith, joining Leader Elizabeth May as the second member of the party to take a seat in the House of Commons. Global News projected that Manly would win the riding shortly before 10 p.m. local time in the Vancouver Island riding, with the Greens capturing about 37 per cent of the vote.
Moments after the results were...
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