The Georgia Straight is inviting federal-election candidates across Metro Vancouver to each write an opinion piece for publication on our website. The commentaries will be added to this page, sorted alphabetically by riding and candidate's name, as they are posted.

If you are a candidate, please contact us for details.

Federal party leaders

Ric Lim: Pirate Party of Canada is committed to an open society (Pirate)

Elizabeth May: The Green Party is a party like no other (Green)

Burnaby North-Seymour 

Lynne Quarmby: Bringing honesty back to democracy (Green)

Burnaby South

Wyatt Tessari: The 21st century is calling (Green)

Cloverdale–Langley City

Scott Anderson: Green Party will insist on electoral reform (Green)

Coquitlam–Port Coquitlam

Brad Nickason: The Canada we once were and who we can be again (Green)

Sara Norman: Let's end child poverty (NDP)

Langley–Aldergrove

Simmi Dhillon: Green Party speaks for constituents (Green)

New Westminster–Burnaby

Peter Julian: It’s time for change (NDP)

North Vancouver

Claire Martin: Why we need a Green Party of Canada (Green)

Pitt Meadows–Maple Ridge

Peter Tam: Green Party is not a single-issue party (Green)

South Surrey–White Rock

Larry Colero: Demolishing democracy is a Conservative tradition (Green)

Vancouver Centre

Elaine Allan: Conservative Party offers responsible, competent government (Conservative)

Hedy Fry: Only Justin Trudeau’s Liberals will invest in Canadians (Liberal)

Constance Barnes: Ready to repeal Bill C-51 (NDP)

Vancouver East

Peter Marcus: Communist Party of Canada's trajectory is toward socialism (Communist)

Alex Millar: Why I’m running for Parliament (Independent)

Wes Regan: Safeguard East Vancouver’s progressive voice in Parliament (Green)

Shawn Vulliez: Let’s set our sights on another world (Pirate)

Edward Wong: A vision for real change in Vancouver East (Liberal)

Vancouver Granville

Mira Oreck: A historic election for progressive change (NDP)

Jody Wilson-Raybould: A vision for Canada (Liberal)

Vancouver Kingsway

Kimball Cariou: This election is (mostly) about the future (Communist)

Vancouver Quadra

Kris Constable: Vancouver Quadra voters face a dilemma this election (Green)

Joyce Murray: Real change you can count on (Liberal)