Greens aim for historic breakthrough in B.C. with anti-status quo message
VANCOUVER — Andrew Weaver, a respected climate scientist and leader of British Columbia’s Green party, hopes to have something in common with Rachel Notley, Justin Trudeau and even Donald Trump.
All three were dark horse candidates at the outset of elections where they pulled off stunning wins. In the cases of Notley and Trudeau, as well as Yukon Premier Sandy Silver, they were leaders of third parties with only a small fraction of seats.
So when voters in B.C. cast their ballots May 9, Weaver wants to see a historic breakthrough for his party. And he’s setting high stakes: If he’s the only member elected, he’ll ultimately step aside.
“If there is not a whole bunch of Green MLAs in the legislature with me, I will have failed,” he said. “I’ll serve the people of Oak Bay-Gordon Head for four more years and then I won’t run again.”