I understand your frustration, if you were among the 55% of voters in this riding who did not vote for the incumbent in the last election, or the 57% of voters who voted for someone other than the incumbent in the last election. I’m happy to respond that now, more than ever, your vote DOES count, no matter who you vote for. Changes to how political parties are funded means that any registered party that achieves more than 2% of the popular vote receives $1.75 per vote per year. That may not seem like much, but it has catapulted the Green Party from relative obscurity to the fourth national party in Canada. Your continued support means we can keep growing this party to become a force in Canadian politics. What other party can say they grew their support by 400% in the last election?

Thanks to all the sign teams who pounded in stakes and put up signs this weekend around this big riding. Thanks also to Matt Tackach, who ran for the provincial Green Party here in 2002, and generously donated his signs and wood for re-use. And thanks to all of you who expressed your support as the sign teams worked in the cold and the snow.