Further to the Green Party issue...
The Green Party is fairly new to the game, and is farther along in its development of a complete, coherent platform than a lot of parties have been in their infancy and adolescence. The NDP, bless their hearts, are still getting past the idea that the country can be run like a union; the Re-Al- (oops, it's hard to keep track) Conservatives are not yet past the idea that the country can be run like mom-and-pop corner store business. Their only question in the House in the Manning years was "but whAt abOUt the DEficit?" (I'm trying to mimic Presto's one-man regional regional accent.) That was a single-plank platform and look where they are now. Gawd help us all.
I can't believe that my MP is Jabba the Hutt in a Stetson.