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Wow, this is great stuff Char.

When I moved to Vancouver in 1997 I was very disillusioned with the way our country's political system was going and I wasn't sure where to turn.

One of the friends who I met in the building I lived invited me to a Green Party meeting and I went along and met some of the most wonderfully dedicated people ever.

Adrienne Carr was the chairperson and when she opened the meeting she asked who in the audience were new to the Party. Several of us put up our hands and she went on to speak about how the Green Party was formed and to my surprise she announced that the Party was formed by a group of "ship jumpers."
In other words, the Green Party is made up of members who were with other political parties and became disillusioned with the lack of concern those other parties had for the environment.

Boy, was I ever sold on that one. Talk about the light turning green!

I signed a Green Party card that night and carry it with me to this day in my wallet.

RJ.