Re: 鈥淣anaimo goes Green in federal byelection,鈥� May 7.
In a stunning development, the Green Party has won the Nanaimo-Ladysmith byelection, giving the Greens their second seat in the House of Commons. The polls this time seem to have got it right.
Almost equally stunning is that the incumbent party, the NDP, lost and even lost to the Conservatives.
And in an obvious rebuke to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Liberals, high-profile candidate Michelle Corfield came in an abysmal fourth, beaten by the Greens, Conservatives and NDP.
If ever there were a sign that dishonesty doesn鈥檛 pay, this is it. The electorate senses the spin and the deceit inherent in the SNC-Lavalin scandal and violations by the prime minister of the conflict-of-interest law, and they are not amused. You are relegated to fourth place.
To us political junkies, there is an interesting question that emerges: Given the strength of the Conservatives with no government rising or falling in this election, will the Greens鈥� newfound success hold true in October when a government will be on the line, or will the resurgent Conservatives, the only viable alternative to the Liberal Party, achieve even greater heights and take the riding?
Brian Peckford
Nanaimo
