From the Toronto Star:
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In return, sources say that May will promise not to run a Green candidate against the Liberal leader and will essentially endorse Dion for prime minister.
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What does endorsing Dion do for the other 200+ Green candidates who are going against Liberals? In a parliamentary FPTP system, doesn't that mean that she is actually endorsing the Liberal Party to become government? I think it is awfully short-sighted and naive to make this move -- it undercuts her ability to attack the Libs and will push some potential Green voters into the hands of the Liberal Party.
May's real message to Canadians is: "Vote for me in Central Nova...vote for the Liberals everywhere else." That is shameful and unbecoming of a "national" party leader. As a party leader, she should be fighting for the election of every single one of her candidates. If I was a Green candidate in Calgary Southwest, I would be mighty upset that my leader would rather see a Liberal take out Stephen Harper than me.
Having the Conservatives responsible for the environment is like having a wolf responsible for the sheep. They don't care about the environment...in fact many Conservatives don't even believe that global warming exists or is a real problem caused by human beings. The Liberals are the kind of shepherd who takes a nap or gets distracted by shiny objects and whose incompetence and indifference allows the sheep to be eaten by the wolf anyways.
Dion has done nothing more for the environment than wear green and name his dog "Kyoto". If that makes him a great environment minister and a great potential Prime Minister in Elizabeth May's eyes, she clearly has a significant lack of judgment and is undeserving of being a federal leader.