Elizabeth May looks like a Super Nanny in this picture.

Reports are flying everythere that Dion and May are going to scatch each others’ backs by mutually not running candidates that would oppose the two leaders’ potential victories. In other words, the Liberals won’t appoint a candidate in May’s riding, and the Green’s will not run a candidate in Dion’s riding.

I consider myself to be fairly green-minded, and having a Green member in Parliament would definitely be turn the page towards greater environmental leadership and stewardship. But many questiosn come to my head. Does this look good for the two parties? Is this plan a threat to our democracy? Will the Conservatives just prevail against these two parties? And ultimately, is this seriously a good move?

Personally, I’m not too happy with the idea. Sure, I am overreacting about this being a thread to democracy, but think about it. How would it look on the Green Party, should May actually win? I think that people would develop a bad perception on her, and attribute her victory to the fact that another party placed her on a pedestal. On the other hand, this is the profile that the Green’s actually need to convince voters.

I’m a little torn. What do you guys think?

Liberals agree not to run candidate against Green leader - [cbc.ca]
Grits and Greens make a deal - [thestar.com]