By Michael Wolfe

If I were to be elected to represent the people of Richmond Centre it would be a top priority of mine to provide leadership on sustainability. I would provide leading influence as the first Green party candidate elected in B.C. and in Canada.

Here in my lifelong community I have become recognized as one of the 30 most interesting people under the age of 30 for my dedication as a public school teacher and political activist. I have run in five elections at all levels of government and will benefit the people of British Columbia as the communicator between them, providing an example for other MLAs to follow.

A vote for Wolfe will bring a longterm vision for Richmond, one that has our community representing Canada on the international stage as a multicultural community that is ready to initiate positive change for our future, the children of Richmond.

I will advocate for reduced tuition fees, promotion of public schools and public health care, increased accessibility to universal quality child care, and early education programs. As all B.C. Greens, we will focus on whole and healthy families.

As the B.C. Greens spokesperson for Forestry and Fisheries, voters would benefit by having a MLA, trained in biology with a focus on conservation of resources, the only means we have to adding value to our forests and preventing our salmon from a human induced extinction event.

I am an urban farmer who understands the connections between our food, human health, and environmental health. Meanwhile I have adopted park space, planted public school gardens, and offer monthly eco-tours of our Garden City Lands where I educate people, by showing them our locally indigenous plants, animals, and fungi. The ALR must be strengthened to preserve Richmond's fertile farmland and I will work diligently to cancel the Gateway program.

As your MLA, I will serve as transparent as possible, insuring that I am available to the public for local lunch and local listening. I will model the behaviours that I wish to see, such as year-round biking to and from Victoria, following a 10-mile diet, and practicing a zero waste lifestyle. Please join me in supporting BC-STV for fair elections and cooperative politics.

Wolfe is my name and sustainability is my game. I am in this for the longterm, living as if I wanted to stay, and inspiring others to challenge the status quo by going beyond the business as usual approach to politics, it is time to go Green.

Michael Wolfe is the B.C. Green candidate for Richmond Centre.