Elizabeth May pulled up to the Pacific Central train station in Vancouver in one of a fleet of black SUVs. But unlike the standard black SUVs you sometimes see the current government using, these were tiny, electric SUVs which looked rather like toys made of corrugated sheet metal.

She jumped out of the lead car to greet her waiting 150 or so supporters and she proudly declared the Green party would get this country "back on track."

Then, using her Green candidates as a backdrop, she said the party now has representatives from coast to coast to coast. That northern coast is new today. Candidate Peter Ittinuar, in Nunavut, just tossed his hat into the ring. He has a history in politics as a Liberal and NDP (he was an MP). However he also has a history of run-ins with the law. In 1986, he was convicted of assaulting his wife and fined. As well, he was convicted in 1979 for possessing a small amount of cocaine.

May wrapped her rally by clearly explaining to us — and perhaps to Stephen Harper too — why she chose to wear a red shirt today. She was at the Aids Walk for Life earlier in the day. That's the only reason. Really.

— Sylvia Thomson