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Vote Liberal or Green, Nader urges Canada
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| Contributor | Craverguy |
| Last Edited | Craverguy Oct 13, 2008 11:06am |
| Category | Endorsement |
| News Date | Oct 13, 2008 11:50am |
| Description | New Glasgow, N.S. — U.S. presidential candidate Ralph Nader is weighing in on Tuesday's Canadian federal election, urging voters to support either of the two parties advocating carbon taxes.
The consumer advocate and former leader of the U.S. Green Party issued the statement Monday, praising the central plank of the Canadian Liberal and Green parties.
”This Canadian election is an example of how smaller third parties can influence the debate, with the Green Party's carbon tax being adopted by the Liberal Party as Exhibit A,” said Mr. Nader in a statement provided to The Globe and Mail. ”For Canadians who believe in a carbon tax, which is essential in any battle against global warming, you have two choices this election to vote for something you believe in. There is a real chance for a progressive breakthrough on October 14, which would help comparative movements in the U.S.”
The statement was provided by Toby Heaps, the Canadian editor of Corporate Knights magazine who is working as Mr. Nader's press secretary during the U.S. presidential campaign.
In 2007, Mr. Heaps's magazine, in co-operation with the environmental group Friends of the Earth, held a press conference in Ottawa advocating a system of carbon taxes in Canada.
Mr. Nader ran for president as the leader of the U.S. Green Party in 2000 before running as an independent in 2004. He is trying again as an independent this year. |
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