N.B. Green Party kicks off election campaign [Video]

New Brunswick’s Green Party has officially launched its fall campaign, on the eve of a provincial election call.

Leader David Coon was accompanied by Green candidates at a kick-off rally in Fredericton on Wednesday.

“People are tired with the old red and blue and are ready to try something new,” said Coon. “So I’m asking voters to trust me, to trust us, to make that change so we can help you be the change.”

“In this election the colour of change is Green.”

The Green Party said candidates have been named in 44 of 49 ridings, with five candidates still to be named before the Oct. 1 deadline.

Coon said his party’s biggest competition would depend on the riding, when later asked by reporters.

“We placed second in a majority of the seats (in 2020) in the Greater Fredericton area, except for the one I won again,” said Coon. “Those seats are currently held by Conservative incumbents.”

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