Polls suggest the Green Party is at risk of being wiped off Canada’s electoral map on election night, but co-Leader Elizabeth May believes the numbers don’t reflect the party’s ground game.
May, who’s running for a fifth term, said she’s knocked on so many doors that only her left hand can continue.
“I now have a new workplace injury,” said May, who’s represented the riding of Saanich-Gulf Islands on Vancouver Island for 14 years. “Never had this before, but I can’t use my right hand for door-knocking anymore because my knuckles have gotten very sore.”
Even with that new injury, her party is fighting for survival in a race dominated by the Liberals and Conservatives.
May is hopeful the Greens can not only hold their two seats in the House of Commons but grow. And she says she plans to stay on at the party’s helm after election day.
“I’m …