THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT !

Although we did not win a seat our % of the vote almost doubled to 5% across the province! Here in Nepean-Carleton we got 5.5% of the vote [3639] and I want to thank all of you who voted GREEN for voting for what you believe is the best platform.

Many people have asked me what is the 'take-away' from the election and I think it is this:
People vote AGAINST a party/leader/platform and mostly only for a party that they think can win their riding. That means the Liberals did not 'win' the election, the PCs LOST the election by having a terrible platform and a flawed leader. Furthermore the Liberals have no 'mandate', having earned only 38.7% of the popular vote!

Both of these observations point to the fact that we have a fundamentally flawed electoral process that MUST be improved or else we will continue voting in parties who will be unable to make the really deep structural changes Ontario needs to make to remain a prosperous and healthy place to live in the 21st century.

Now there is some good news:
1. More people voted; up from 48% last election to 51% this time
2. More people voted GREEN: we had around 3% last time and 5% this time
3. the PCs will have to modify their extreme 'tea party' brand of conservatism to something more palatable and centrist to win - that is good because eventually they will form a government

Once again - Thank You as we plan and gather resources for the next election 4 years from now.

Your GREEN candidate, Gordon Kubanek