Could the Greens Hold the Balance of Power?

According to a poll yesterday the PCs have exactly the minimum number of seats to form a majority government, but if they have one less they will have to form a coalition - the question is, with who?

“It seems that there is no appetite for a coalition in Ontario, or in Canada in general.”

Another thing that could make the aftermath of June 7’s election more interesting than usual is the possible presence of a Green MPP, party leader Mike Schreiner, who is running in Guelph.

Unusually for Ontario, Guelph was a four-way race in 2014, and a recent poll put Schreiner in the lead this time around !

Parliamentary math is unkind to the Greens. In Ontario’s 2007 election, they got over 354,000 votes across the province — more than the total population of Oshawa — and no seats at all. But concentrating on one or two winnable seats has been a better strategy for the party, as Elizabeth May showed in British Columbia, and Schreiner hopes to show in Guelph.

In a situation where the balance of power is in doubt and every vote counts, Schreiner could hold a lot of leverage over the NDP, Verrelli says.

So, to help this become reality you can help by phoning voters in Guelph by contacting https://gpo.ca/ and click on the volunteer button AND vote for you local candidate. Increasing our numbers everywhere makes us look more credible AND gives us $2.54 from Elections Ontario [as per new election funding law].

https://globalnews.ca/news/4236122/ontario-liberals-pc-minority/