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Question de la semaine : "Comment allez-vous faire en sorte que les prochaines élections soient un succès ?"
"Je suis membre depuis un certain temps. Les dernières élections m'ont presque fait fuir, avec le manque de coordination et le fait qu'un tiers des circonscriptions n'avaient pas de candidats.
En tant que chef, comment vous assureriez-vous que nous ayons des candidats dans toutes les circonscriptions ? Considérez-vous cela comme essentiel ?
Étant donné que nous n'avons jamais gagné plus de trois députés lors d'une élection, comment proposez-vous de nous mettre en bonne position pour gagner les douze députés nécessaires au statut de parti officiel, ou au moins plus de quatre, la prochaine fois ?
Allez-vous faire une grande poussée pour être élu, personnellement, en tant que député et si oui, comment ? Allez-vous aller dans une circonscription "gagnable" ou vous battre dans votre circonscription locale ?"
- John Northey, London-Nord AdC
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Thank you for your question John. You are not alone in your feelings about the last election.
To answer your 3 questions
Q1 - All ridings?
Yes, having candidates in all ridings is critical. There may be room for individual strategic exceptions to running a candidate in certain ridings, and Chad and I would consider requests from local EDAs on a case-by-case basis.
We know that strong candidates are more likely to come forward if:
a) the party has its house in order and has a positive reputation in the news,
b) they have been directly asked/encouraged by the leader, and
c) they know that there is a strong and well-organized local team
Chad and I believe that with our particular profiles, and the fresh face for the party that our leadership represents, we will be able to attract more diverse candidates to the GPC, particularly young professionals. Our personal networks and profile in Quebec, the Maritimes and Ontario will help to grow the party and attract strong candidates in these provinces that haven’t received as much attention in the past.
Q2 - Winning 12 seats
I believe it’s an Einstein quote, that "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results." Chad and I believe that a change in strategy is needed.
If we run only 12 ‘target to win’ campaigns, we will win perhaps 3 or 4. If we run 60 high-ambition campaigns, we have a chance of winning 12. That’s how elections work. So, we need to scale up.
Chad and I have laid out, in our 6 month plan (www.KeenanWalcott.ca/6monthplan), a pathway to ensure that more ridings are ready to run high-ambition campaigns: our ‘Green Leaders Network’ campaign school will train teams of 3 or 4 organizers (including at least 1 youth organizer) in at least 60 ridings. They will learn the arts and sciences of campaigning, and develop deep relationships across ridings, well in advance of elections.
We will also push Council to open nominations to candidates who are ‘ready to go’, 1 or even 2 years out from the next election, and will apply our campaigning capacity to any by-elections between now and that date, to build momentum.
During general elections, very simple, tangible support can be provided: shared communications templates (messaging, graphic design), regular all-candidates meetings/briefings/Q&As, and setting up peer coaching "buddy systems" between candidates who share similar circumstances.
Q3 - Getting myself elected
Because of the work I’ve put in over the years, my local riding of Malpeque is a winnable riding for the Greens, as are the other 3 neighbouring ridings on Prince Edward Island. Here, I have name recognition and community networks. Our EDA has funds saved. I believe it’s possible for me to run a third time, locally, and to win!
Chad is more open to move to run in byelections. However, he has made a commitment that he would not displace a strong locally-rooted candidate!
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