Located on the southern end of Vancouver Island, the riding is home to CFB Esquimalt, the nation’s Pacific Coast naval base and to one of the hottest races in the country. Medical Association for 12 years and ran for the provincial Liberal party in 1996, and her brother Arjun is a Kamloops city councillor and the outgoing president of the Union of B.C. Six years ago, the former police officer suffered a brain injury and lost his lower left leg when his motorcycle was hit by a sport utility vehicle.Broda, a father of three, doesn’t remember what happened that day, but he does know what it has meant for the rest of his life.“I underwent a lot of changes. “We all need to be green.”.Ryan Windsor believes it’s time the riding of Saanich-Gulf Islands had a voice at the government table.The mayor of Central Saanich, who has taken an unpaid leave from the position to run as the Liberal candidate in the riding, said it’s no longer enough to advocate from the sidelines.“Whether it’s in government or opposition, we need to be able to accomplish something,” said Windsor. 7, … “The big question is will this Vancouver Island wave carry across the country?” he asked.A lot of time remains between now and voting day, he said. Green Party Leader Elizabeth May has safely won her riding of.May won her third straight victory over a Conservative in the traditionally right-leaning riding, beating David Busch handsomely.Liberal candidate Ryan Windsor came in third, a disappointing result for the Central Saanich mayor who was tapped by the party in a clear attempt to unseat May. Vancouver Island's federal ridings. “We know we can work hard … and we can make a significant contribution in a minority Parliament, and we will.”,May has said she’s willing to talk to all parties in the event of a minority situation, but describes.In particular, she has said any support of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion would be a dealbreaker in forming any sort of coalition government.May also predicted a contentious relationship with the NDP and its leader Jagmeet Singh in Ottawa in the wake of that party’s spread of disinformation about the Greens and its platform throughout the campaign.“I got hate mail against me in my mailbox in my own riding. “The arguments for voting Green are much stronger and there’s less susceptibility — I won’t say none — but less chance of fear-based voting.”.Her optimism has been buoyed by the increase in climate-change activism and the fact the topic has been top of the list for parties of all colours in this election.She admits she has not been able to spend as much time as she’d like campaigning in the riding, but says she has a responsibility as a leader to cross the country, raising the profile of Green candidates who could win seats.“Nationally, it’s a huge campaign to win as many Green seats as possible, to have an effective Green caucus that can hold other parties’ feet to the fire and get results — that’s the fight,” she said, noting she will also be helping husband John Kidder try and win his seat for the Greens in the Mission-Matsqui-Fraser Canyon riding.May hopes her eight years in Ottawa and the work she has done for the constituency — she cites two private members bills passed into law and helping draw more federal money to the region as examples — will carry her again this year.She said she has been frustrated by the “gotcha stuff” she’s seen between the Liberals and Conservatives this campaign, especially since it has taken focus away from debate on issues such as universal prescription-drug coverage.“I mean with three of the five national parties favouring [national] pharmacare, why are we not talking about working together to make pharmacare a reality?”.But as ever, her top priority is the environment.“No matter how well-meaning the NDP and Liberals may be, it’s still nowhere near enough,” she said.The candidates vying to take the Saanich-Gulf Islands seat held by Green Leader Elizabeth May have all said their children were in some way responsible for them throwing their hats into the political ring.But for NDP candidate Sabina Singh, there may also have been something in the genes that drove her to knock on doors in the name of trying to make a difference.Singh, a former University of Victoria political science instructor, comes by her political bent honestly — her late father, Dr. Gur Singh, was on the board of the B.C. election being called,Pay it Forward program supports local businesses in their community giving,This popular annual social time will look quite different this year due to COVID-19,John Horgan pushes urgent care centres in first campaign stop,Police “swoop in” to seize vehicles and issue violation tickets,No more jokes on Oak Bay Police Twitter account,Glenn Wakefield’s rescue involved five airplanes and took more than 48 hours,Heavy rainfall, winds expected over the next several days,Firefighters are responding to a structure fire in Central Saanich,Ministry of Health removes some symptoms for children, but there are still symptoms to test for.Get local stories you won't find anywhere else right to your inbox.Nanaimo-Ladysmith Green win sends message to other parties that climate issue a winner,Oak Bay chief puts an end to dad jokes on police Twitter,Vancouver Island family overwhelmed with 14 Lab puppies,Oak Bay sailor stranded in U.S. hospital after suffering massive stroke at sea,First fall storm expected to hit Greater Victoria tonight,UPDATED: Man dies from injuries at Custom House construction site in Victoria,UPDATED: Crews contain fire to attic of Central Saanich home,B.C.’s top doctor says most COVID-19 exposures at schools have been low risk. “There is no polarizing figure like Stephen Harper,” she said. Size: 518 square kilometres Population: 107,339 Registered voters: . It definitely fell below a low bar that I didn’t think we’d see in politics.”.Get a roundup of the most important and intriguing national stories delivered to your inbox every weekday.Green Party Leader Elizabeth May wins re-election in Saanich-Gulf Islands.“It’s hard not to take it personally. A Canada that works. “But if we get five or six seats on [Vancouver Island], if we get two or three seats in Quebec, which is the next most likely, if we get one or two in Ontario, and may be Halifax, where [Roberts] is running, now we are talking about the same scenario as in British Columbia, where you hold the balance of power.”.The Greens are already a prominent presence on Vancouver Island.
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