The Party Party Gathers to Keep Momentum Going

THUNDER BAY – Thunder Bay Superior North MP Bruce Hyer says that he would like to change the name of the Green Party to the “Party Party”. Hyer of course, is likely kidding, but then again, tonight at the Finlandia Hall, joined by Party Leader Elizabeth May, and a host of local entertainers, the party is getting underway at 9:PM EDT.

The public meeting filled the Finlandia Hall to capacity with at least 70 people standing at the back of the room to attend.

Considering that on the Friday night of the Thanksgiving weekend, the Greens were able to fill the hall, and keep the crowd right through the meeting, it was a political accomplishment.

Green Party Leader Elizabeth May asked the capacity crowd, “For how many of you is this the first time you have come to a Green Party event?” An estimated sixty per cent of the crowd put up their hands. “That is the secret sauce for the Green Party,” stated May. “The Green Party wins when we bring out more voters”.

May told the audience that across Canada, “Voters are telling me this is the first time that they are headed to the polls and voting without having to hold their nose, because they are voting Green”.

The Green Party Leader is seeking the voters in Thunder Bay Superior North to return Bruce Hyer to Parliament.

The Greens state that the New Democrats are running robo-calls into Thunder Bay Superior North telling them that the race is between the Conservative candidate Richard Harvey and the New Democrat candidate Andrew Foulds.

Hyer stated that he believes that it is a tight three way race, and that the momentum is shifting as the support for the federal New Democrats appears to be falling off.

The Nanos Nightly Election Tracking Highlights (3-day tracking ending October 8th)

Harper and Trudeau tied as preferred PM, Mulcair third but regaining ground

Preferred Prime Minister – Harper and Trudeau are neck and neck on the preferred PM measure (30.8% and 29.8% respectively) while Mulcair remains clearly in third at 22.8% but has trended up for the last two evenings of tracking on this measure. May is preferred by 4.9% of Canadians, Duceppe by 1.9% and, 9.8% of Canadians were unsure who they preferred as Prime Minister.

Nanos Party Power Index – The Index, which is a composite of a series of questions on ballot preferences and the impressions of the leaders, has the Liberals with the highest score with 54.8 out of a possible 100 points, followed by the NDP with 51.1 points, the Conservatives with 49.3 points, the Greens with 31.5 points, and the BQ with 29.7 points in Quebec only.

Elizabeth May stated, “There are likely 15 ridings, including Thunder Bay Superior North, where Bruce Hyer is running where the Green Party is running neck-in-neck and has good chances of winning a seat in the October 19th election”.

The Green Party Leader is the first federal party leader to visit Thunder Bay during the 2015 Election.