P.E.I. Green Party leader sad to hear about N.S. party turmoil

The leader of the Green Party of P.E.I., Peter Bevan-Baker says it was sad and disappointing to hear about the struggles being faced by the party in Nova Scotia.

Nova Scotia's Green Party has announced that it will disband. The party said that with an inactive membership and no leadership candidates, it had no choice but to shut down.

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Bevan-Baker saidhe doesn't know all the details of the issues facing the party in Nova Scotia, but he hopes it will reorganize, rebuild and come back stronger than ever.

He notedhe is elected on P.E.I.,and the leader in New Brunswick, David Coon, also has a seat in the legislature.

'I'm sure things will be fine'

"We have demonstrated strength in the Maritime area and I know there is support in Nova Scotia for the Greenphilosophies and ideas," said Bevan-Baker.

"Building a party and maintaining a political party is hard work and I think the people who were there either ran out of steam, I really don't know what happenedbut this isn't unusual for parties to go through reorganizing and restructuring like this."

"And I'm sure things will be fine. They just have to find somebody to come forward, be willing to take on a leadership role, fill the executive and they'll be back at it. I'm quite sure."

Every province has a unique political environment, said Bevan-Baker, but he feelsthe party on P.E.I. would be willing to provide some help to Nova Scotia to re-build the party, develop a strategic plan and move from the fringes to being in the legislature.

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