Dick Hibma, local Green Party candidate, visited Meaford last week to speak to voters and Green Party supporters before the upcoming election.
The mood was positive, as Hibma went through his election platform, stressing the importance of a grassroots democracy, local economic sustainability, and, of course, climate change. "It's not just environment, not just economy," said Hibma. "The two are inextricably linked." Later, Hibma said this election was different than others, and that Elizabeth May's surplus of media attention is a positive thing for the party.