Dear Friend,

Working in Parliament, through the dreary and predictable partisan debates,
I often think of American journalist H.L. Mencken's keen observation:

"FOR EVERY COMPLEX PROBLEM THERE IS AN ANSWER THAT IS CLEAR, SIMPLE, AND
WRONG."

Conservative sloganeering further dumbs down the "simple common sense
solution" to no more than three lines that have to rhyme. "Axe the Tax!
Crime's up! Time's Up! Jail not Bail!" and so it goes.

The Green Party will never embrace simplistic rhyming idiocy. I fervently
believe that Canadian voters are far more thoughtful than the spin doctors
in the other parties assume. The recent campaigns waged by British Columbia
and New Brunswick Greens have encouraged me in that belief. BC Green leader
Sonia Furstenau and NB Green leader David Coon were clearly the grown-ups
on the debate stage. The Green platforms were evidence-based and serious.

Both of our provincial cousins faced the punishing headwinds of polarized
politics. They both had to push through calls for so-called "strategic"
voting. Greens have more than survived. Sonia Furstenau is in a strong
position to be decisive in forming the next British Columbia government,
while David Coon leads the most effective opposition party in New
Brunswick. Media in both provinces now speak of Greens as a "main party".

As I look to the upcoming federal election, I admit to being worried. We
will also face polarized politics and Trump-like rhetoric. Fear-based
voting is always a threat. People rarely think about the fact that in many
ridings it is a race between Conservatives and Greens. That is surely the
case in my riding and in many others. Green _is_ the strategic vote!

We are rebuilding as a federal party. We are on track. We have great
candidates stepping up and local teams getting organized. While we have no
debt, we do not yet have the treasury to fund a full campaign. We will have
a full slate -- a candidate in every riding. We will have a full and
inspiring platform, fully costed and credible.

As we begin the home stretch to the end of this tax year, please consider
the level of your investment in a better world. We are the only party
committed to acting as _required_ to reduce the threat of runaway,
irreversible climate change. We still have time -- we have hope and we have
solutions. But even the most optimistic of us knows that THE 2025 ELECTION
WILL BE OUR LAST CHANCE TO MAKE THE TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGES DESPERATELY
NEEDED.

Canada has some of the fairest campaign financing rules in the world. Only
individual Canadian citizens can donate -- and the level of personal
donations is held to a maximum of $1,725 per year, nationally, as well as
the same amount to a local electoral district association (EDA, what used
to be called a riding association) or cumulatively to any number of EDAs.

As we enter an election year, please consider how you can help build that
hope chest for the upcoming campaign. Please think about how you can budget
to give the maximum this year and next. Think about friends and family who
might join you in the work to protect our shared future. They may not have
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Pulling together, we can ensure Canada's communities are secure,
sustainable, and that our democracy thrives.

We will never give up in the fight for our future. Please do whatever is in
your means to help! No amount is too small to make a big difference!

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With my deepest thanks,

Elizabeth

ELIZABETH MAY, O.C.
Member of Parliament, Saanich-Gulf Islands
Leader of the Green Party of Canada

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