"We're not using money," said Larry Zepp, a candidate in the Prince Albert riding. "We're running a campaign with zero money. That's our plan. No money."
Under Elections Canada rules, Zepp could be spending considerably more. The spending limit for each candidate in his riding is $75,447.
Instead of an expensive campaign for the Jan. 23 vote, Zepp plans to deliver Green ideas through the media.
He says his campaign is largely a protest against the U.S.-led war in Iraq. Zepp is also promoting the legalization of marijuana and alternatives to nuclear energy.
Retiree Roger McCallum said he's never heard the Greens say what they stand for, and doesn't think Zepp's campaign strategy will work.
"You can't run a program with no money, everybody knows that," he said. "If they haven't got the money, it's going to make it pretty tough."
Prince Albert's Green party candidate in the 2004 election garnered fewer than 1,000 votes.
Zepp said he doesn't expect to win, but he thinks he'll do better than his 2004 predecessor.
