Letter to the Editor of the Chronicle Herald

From my home in Ontario I've been learning about Central Nova in the last few days. If nothing else, Elizabeth May and Stéphane Dion have certainly been able to turn the national spotlight on this riding's voters and their concerns. While the voters of Central Nova will be the only ones who have a say on election day, I do feel the need to speak out today in favour of May and Dion's courageous decision to focus on advancing the environmental cause in Canada and on defeating a Conservative MP, rather than on the goal of running candidates in all ridings. With our first-past-the-post electoral system, coalitions have to be built before the election as well as after. It'll be a great fight and I'm sure Canadians across the country will now be paying close attention to Central Nova.