I think that May getting elected as a Green Party candidate, and knocking off a cabinet minister to do so was enormous. It's no small feat to beat an incumbent, and I would say even more impressive when you consider the ideological difference between the two parties involved. Full credit to May; it's a big deal. It's arguably as important for the Greens as it was for Deb Grey to win the first Reform seat.
I personally can't get behind the Greens. They have a number of policies which are awesome and I fully support (things like PR, having policy and platform available all the time and no just during a campaign for example). The problem for me comes to points like a moratorium on the oil sands.....it's way to radical, never mind the crippling blow it would be for our nations future.
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