[According to Political Compass, the only European parties in the "libertarian left" quadrant are Greens. -jlt]
The Green party has gained its first ever member of Parliament — Blair Wilson — a Vancouver-area Independent who quit the Liberal party last year.
Blair Wilson was introduced as the first Green party MP during a news conference in Ottawa Saturday. Blair Wilson was introduced as the first Green party MP during a news conference in Ottawa Saturday. (Fred Chartrand/Canadian Press)
Green party Leader Elizabeth May introduced Wilson at a news conference Saturday morning in Ottawa, just a week after he approached the party.
"It felt like coming home," Wilson said Saturday.
The MP for the West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country riding was turfed from the Liberal caucus last year after allegations surfaced about spending irregularities in his 2006 campaign.
Wilson reminded reporters that he was cleared of any wrongdoing after an eight-month investigation by Elections Canada.
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Saturday, August 30, 2008
"Green party announces its first member of Parliament," CBC, August 30, 2008.
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