Green Party's Ember McKillop Final Candidate to Speak to Club
Posted by John Borst
on Oct 16, 2015
Ember McKillop of the Green Party of Canada was the fourth and final candidate in this Federal election to speak to the Dryden Rotary club members. Using a slide presentation, she said that the Green Party is "not just about the environment" and then went on to describe in some detail their full Party platform.
Ember McKillop Speaks to Rotarians
McKillop is a special education teacher at the Open Roads school in Dryden. She has taught at schools in Slate Falls and Pickle Lake. Her husband is also a teacher. He is her campaign manager and the campaign financial officer. Ember has a degree in Geography as well as Education and is a graduate of Lakehead University.
The Green Party's platform she said is "designed by Canadians and built by Canadians for Canadians." She then proceeded to address the issues of "Strong Communities, Good Government, and Bold Action on Climate".
An Example of the Green Party's Platform on Good Government
Compared to the three major parties McKillop is operating her campaign on a shoe string budget of $500.00. She has attended the debates and distributed 50 signs she had made. She expressed her dissapointment in not even getting a mention in the Thunder Bay newspaper report on the Dryden "All Candidates Event".
Many Rotarians were so impressed with her pluk they gave her a small cash contribution to help defray some of her cost.