Even though Elizabeth May is the only Green member of Parliament left standing after the federal election, the party leader says she wants to play a key role in the new minority Parliament.
With the Liberals just a few seats shy of a majority, May said she’s open to negotiating and possibly even striking a deal with Prime Minister Mark Carney in exchange for her support.
But that’s only if Carney’s government is willing to advance her priorities.
“I would never have done the kind of deal that Jagmeet Singh did with Justin Trudeau, which ignored fair voting and ignored climate,” May told CBC News.
Above all, May said her main goal is getting electoral reform — something that she believes is possible to achieve as a caucus of one.
May said she wants Carney to commit to dismantling the first-past-the-post voting system — a promise that his predecessor made …