Last night I finished phone canvassing my first poll in Saanich.  I have done a lot of phone canvassing for the party over the past few years.  Most notably in Guelph and in Central Nova but the attitude of voters I have been calling inSaanich has been different.

When canvassing in Guelph and Central Nova I was calling during the write period so there were fewer undecided voters but in Saanich very few people were not open to voting Green.  Call after call there were voters who said that they had not made up their mind but seemed excited to have a strong Green option in the riding.

I was really impressed with the response.  Only in four of the calls I made was the voter sure they would not vote May.  The majority of callers that I reached (when I actually spoke with a voter, not just their answering machine) were undecided but were so positive about the possibility of voting Green I was often tempted to mark them down as a week Green.

Whether the government falls on Thursday, next week or next spring this riding needs to be canvassed.  There are many people calling nightly but we need help.  If you have an hour or two to spare please pick up the phone and canvass SGI.  If you have an unlimited long distance plan, great!  If not there are calling cards available for you to use.  If you are interested in phone canvassing (and it's really important, so I really hope you are) please contact Rebecca Helps and ask her to set you up.  If you are under 30 make sure you also contact Chris Rapson so that you are entered in the Young Greens phone canvassing contest.

If we put the effort in I have no doubt that we can win this riding!

Also please vote yes on this poll.