From time to time I talk to people who are aware of Green Party successes in places like Germany and New Zealand.  But not many know that the Green Party of Canada is more successful in terms of popular support than the Green Parties in those countries. 

That is, our long-standing 10% or more in the polls handily trumps the 8.3% won by the Greens in Germany and the 5.3% won by the Greens in New Zealand.  Not to diminish the significance of those successes, but the nationally elected Greens in those other countries have typically come as a result of some form of proportional representation.  I'm not aware of any national Green Party other than Canada that has 10% support.

Canada's Green Party success is all the more striking given that our supporters keep supporting us, even though they know that it won't lead to immediate wins in their riding!

I just wanted to put this analysis out there, along with a thank you to our supporters who recognize that the most strategic vote is the one for the party with the core values that match their own.  We are in it for the long term, and you have helped the GPC come a long way in recent years.  I'm confident that the Greens can win Parliament by 2020 regardless of whether the electoral system is changed to incorporate some level of proportionality, as has been recommended to Parliament by the Law Commission of Canada (since disbanded).