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IDF's Mostly Female Combat Unit Attend Training Day in Azuz
Israeli Soldiers from the Karakal Batallion on the Shooting range on July 6, 2016 in Nitzana, Israel.
The first mixed-sex Karakal combat battalion was formed in 2004 and is based in the Negev desert on the border with Egypt and Jordan.
Estonian Defence Force Soldiers live fire training while serving with BKN09 in Mali
Photos: srs Valner Väino
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Kings Parade Sea Wall New Brighton Wirral
In order to protect New Brighton, several sea defences have been employed. In order to protect against both coastal erosion and flooding, a large sea wall was constructed in the 1930s, known as the King's Parade Sea Wall. The wall is 4m tall and stretches along 2.3km of coastline.
Members of No. 2 Airfield Defence Squadron (2AFDS) performing a patrol to search for possible enemy threats to RAAF Base Tindal
Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) are currently assessing Physical Employment Standards (PES) for Ground Defence Officers (GRDEFO) and Airfield Defence Guards (ADG). These standards will provide an objective quantification of the physical requirements necessary for GRDEFO and ADG to perform their roles. By establishing standards and assessments that are directly linked to job requirements, the PES project will ensure soldiers are physically proficient and conditioned to the demands of their employment and as a result reduce workplace injury part of this assessment was held during Exercise Nomad.
Exercise Nomad conducted at RAAF Base Tindal is the 2AFDS baseline activity that is conducted each year. The exercise is normally conducted in two phases, a training phase where RFLT's refresh their individual and collective AFDS skills. This includes a 48hour period where sections complete 3 x Battle Exercise's to demonstrate their ability to apply AFDS battle skills and drills in support of airbase operations. Phase two of the exercise is focused on 2AFDS conducting an Early Entry Operation to secure, clear and screen an airbase IOT support the generation of airpower. On completion of EX NOMAD, 2AFDS will have achieved an Operational Level of Capability at the individual level and Directed Level of Capability at Sqn level.
Another important aspect of EX NOMAD is the integration of CSG specialist elements into AFDS operations. This year we were able to further develop specific operating procedures with 87 SQN elements, MWDT's, Explosive Detection Dogs Teams, and EODT's. Until employed within that tactical environment AFDS CDR's never fully appreciate the capability these specialist offer, nor understand their limitations.
The Croatian Defence Council (Croatian: Hrvatsko vijeće obrane, HVO) was the official military formation of the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia, an unrecognized entity that existed in Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1991 and 1994 during the Bosnian War. The HVO was the main military force of Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
HVO was incorporated into the Army of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (VFBiH) in December 1995 by following agreement made after signing the Dayton Accords. In December 2005 HVO was reorganized as 1st Infantry (Guard) Regiment of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina, after VFBiH and Army of Republika Srpska were united into a single armed force.
The Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia was an unrecognised entity in Bosnia and Herzegovina that existed between 1991 and 1994 during the Bosnian war. It was proclaimed on November 18, 1991 under the name Croatian Community of Herzeg-Bosnia, and claimed to be a separate or distinct political, cultural, economic and territorial whole; in the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina.The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) concluded that Herzeg-Bosnia was founded with the intention to secede from Bosnia and Herzegovina and unite with Croatia. These aspirations, supported by the Republic of Croatia, were manifest, among other things, by Herzeg-Bosnia's use of Croatian currency and Croatian language and the granting by the Republic of Croatia of Croatian citizenship to Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina declared the Croatian Community of Herzeg-Bosnia illegal on 14 September 1992. Neither the self-proclaimed Croatian Community of Herzeg-Bosnia, nor the later self-proclaimed Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia were ever internationally recognized. Herzeg-Bosnia ceased to exist in 1994 when it was joined to the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina upon the signing of the Washington Agreement by the authorities of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The official capital city of Herzeg-Bosnia was western Mostar. However, being that Mostar was a war zone, the effective control center was in Grude.
Rimon Training in the Jordan Valley
Soldiers from the elite Rimon Battalion, part of the Commando Brigade participated in an all night exercise in the Jordan Valley.
Photo by: Staff Sergeant Alexi Rosenfeld, IDF Spokesperson's Unit
401 Reconnaissance Battalion Exercise in the Galilee
These soldiers serve in the Reconnaissance Battalion of the IDF Artillery Corps' 401 Brigade. Last week, they participated in a unit-wide exercise in the beautiful mountain ranges of northern Israel's Galilee region.
Photo credit: Tal Lisos & Ben Ram David, IDF Spokesperson's Unit
Estonian Defence Force Soldiers live fire training while serving with BKN09 in Mali
Photos: srs Valner Väino
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River Dargle Flood Defence Scheme.
These images were taken during the 2nd week of September 2017.
Hard to believe - but I've been recording this project now for 5+ years.
Most of the main civil engineering works have ceased along the Slang/Rehills section of the river bank.
The soil-shifters have finished. The main area of land has been seeded and growth is already happening. In selected areas, plants/shrubs have also been planted.
The plan now will be to allow nature to complete the task of reverting this section back to a wild habitat.
The deer, the foxes, the herons, the raptor birds and other associated wildlife can reclaim the banks . . until the planners decide on their next, belated, unnecessary intervention.
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Between the M11 motorway, and the Upper Dargle Road / Hazelwood areas, a stream has run for many years. As well as running from the Fassroe region (west above the M11) this also funnels much of the water run-off from the motorway itself.
There is a culvert running under the road and draining directly into the river opposite The Slang/Rehills.
A branch also runs parallel and through the Egan Business Park before exiting under the road and into the Dargle close to what is identified in historic Ordnance Survey maps as 'Rose Cottage - Laundry'.
There are plans to lay a proper pipe system to channel this water directly across to the Dargle. No doubt a welcome relief to householders along this stretch of road, given that their properties have been victim to the flash flooding that is happening more often due to changes in the meteorological systems, compounded by developments on the opposite side of the motorway.
The downside of this work is the removal of many trees here, and the consequent unwelcome exposure to said properties.
However, recently the contractors have 'filled-in' a large swathe of the previously cleared opening.
To develop this new pipeline, they need to channel a branch pipe under the Upper Dargle Road, discharging into the adjacent Dargle River itself.
This is not a simple 'cut and fill' overnight operation. They have to excavate deeply, pile-drive the cuttings for support, and lay the pipe sections. The plan here is to close off one lane of the road, at a time, while the work proceeds.
This is quite a busy road, with traffic especially heavy during morning and evening rush hour.
Control traffic lights allow contra-flow systems.
This is causing yet more inconvenience for local residents.
Unfortunately, based on previous bad experience with mindless hooliganism, the temporary compound now requires 24-hour security to protect the assembled machinery.
Nahal's Elite Unit Concludes Training Course
The Gadsar, Nahal's Elite Unit, concluded their 16 month course with a final, challenging exercise. From storming and capturing hills, to a 15km trek throughout the night, the soldiers completed the course. At the concluding ceremony, the soldiers were awarded with their combat wing pins. February 13, 2013
Photo by Cpl. Zev Marmorstein, IDF Spokesperson's Unit
Members of the Irish Defence Force serving with the 118th Battalion, serving in the Lebanon with UNIFIL
Photos: Airman Gibney
Often overlooked by many, there is a smaller Palmerston fort in the Solent, near Bembridge on the Isle of Wight.
This is St. Helens Fort. Construction began in 1865 and was completed in 1878. It's much smaller than the other, circular, forts in the Solent.
Periodically (often in August), on one of the lowest tides of the year, there is a mass walk from St Helens beach out to the fort and back.
On this day the causeway appears from the sea upon which the original materials were carried out from the shore at St Helen's Old Church, where there was formerly a quarry. Access is from this point, but also along the spit from Bembridge.
On 4 September, Defence Ministers from the NATO Countries visited HMS Duncan as she was berthed in Cardiff, Wales.
Secretary State for Defence, Michael Fallon and the other Defence Ministers of NATO signed the Joint Expeditionary Framework.
A Second letter was signed in support of the Joint Expeditionary Framework agreement.
Photo: Crown copyright
Photographer: Arron Hoare
On November 20th, IDF soldiers from the Ground Force's 71st Battalion completed a training exercise in the hilly terrain of the Golan Heights.
Photo Credit: Tal Lisus, IDF Spokesperson's Unit
Estonian Defence Force Soldiers live fire training while serving with BKN09 in Mali
Photos: srs Valner Väino
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Israeli Soldiers from the Caracal Battalion during a field training exercise – April 2014
Images: Israeli Defence Force
The leftovers of the former sea defences at Happisburgh. They used to be close to the cliffs. And intact.
The remains of WWII defences on Teesmouth's South Gare, night shoot.
10mm, cropped vertically.
ISO100, 30sec @ f/4.5
The sea defences I photographed a few months ago, but from a different angle, and just after the tide has retreated - the seaweed is still fresh. The sound of the lapping water, and the complete absence of people, made this a quiet, almost secret place, hidden below the sea wall, facing away from the land.
Incidentally, I was able to go to a much longer exposure than I am usually comfortable with handheld, because I was balancing my elbows on the sea wall.
Canon 50D, 70-200mm f/4L
200mm, f/4.0, 1/60, ISO 200.
Members of the Irish Defence Force serving with the 118th Battalion, serving in the Lebanon with UNIFIL
Photos: Airman Gibney
Defence towers, Sheerness docks. One is like a Martello Tower, and another is disguised as a house complete with slate roof and chimney. In the mist to the left is the chimney of Grain Power Station.
Israeli girls write messages in Hebrew on shells ready to be fire by mobile artillery unit toward Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon 17 July 2006, at a military staging area along the northern Israeli border with Lebanon. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert vowed today to continue Israel's punishing twin offensive against the "terrorists" of Hezbollah and Hamas, declaring his country was facing a "moment of truth". At least 47 people were killed in Israeli strikes in Lebanon today and 10 more bodies found, pushing the death toll from the Israeli offensive to more than 200 over the past six days. The overall toll now comprises 195 civilians and 12 soldiers killed in Lebanon since 12 July, medics and police said. Nine of the 12 soldiers were killed today. More than 440 people have been wounded.
Givati Brigade Trains in the Golan Heights
These Givati Brigade soldiers are tasked with protecting Israel's northern border. Here they train in the Golan Heights, Israel's highest altitude region.
Photo Credit: Gil Kremer, IDF Spokesperson's Unit
River Dargle Flood Defence Scheme.
These images were taken during the fourth week of April 2017.
Most of the main civil engineering works have ceased along the Slang/Rehills section of the river bank.
However, the soil-shifters are at it again.
Smaller operation than before, but a steady process of removing soil, shifting soil and reshaping the banks.
Said it before, and I'll say it again . . . . .
I call it the 'Biggest Sandpit/Playarea' in Wicklow, in Leinster, in Ireland.
The place is a mess. Aesthetically, the uneven flow to the ridges and terraces annoys me.
Early Spring, and an unusually dry period had re-introduced the dust clouds.
You don't have to be a certified civil engineer to figure out that there are quicker and more efficient ways to move the soil.
Using one excavator, a few dumper-trucks and a single bulldozer is a process not driven by time/cost.
If you 'really' had to complete this work quickly, you'd line up a few 'bigboy' bulldozers . . . . . and shift the soil in days, rather than weeks-months.
Obviously someone has a Plan.
So everyone works to the Plan.
Except that there have obviously been many Plans.
This 'hurdler on the ditch' simply comments on the piecemeal nature of this planning!
Coming up now on 5 years of this work.
Israeli Soldiers from the Tsabar battalion during combined arms training exercise with a platoon from the 46th Armored Battalion - September 2013
Rimon Unit Trains in the Golan
The Rimon special-forces unit exercised last week in the forests of the Golan, in their first winter exercise. Training in mud and the pouring rain, these soldiers always work hard to protect Israel in the north. February 2, 2014
Images: Copyright Israel Defence Force
Members of the Irish Defence Force serving with the 118th Battalion, serving in the Lebanon with UNIFIL
Photos: Airman Gibney
Members of the Irish Defence Force serving with the 118th Battalion, serving in the Lebanon with UNIFIL
Photos: Airman Gibney
For Elizabeth May this election isn't about winning - it's about making a breakthrough. In each of the past two federal elections the Green party has got more than half a million votes, without ever winning a seat. Well, this time May has set her sites on winning 12 of them. So, how did she end up party leader? Well, she got her start as an environmental activist, before spending 17 years as the Sierra Club president. But that's not all. For a few years, May was a policy advisor for the Mulroney government and in 2006, she helped nominate Mulroney as Canada's 'greenest prime minister.' That same year, May was elected leader of the 'Green Party.' Now, her primary goal is a seat in the House of Commons. But it won't be easy. She's running in her home riding of Central Nova - the same riding as Peter McKay, the Conservative defence minister. Find out what she has to say about the Green Party, the election and Canada's future.
Check out her interview with George here -
For Elizabeth May this election isn't about winning - it's about making a breakthrough. In each of the past two federal elections the Green party has got more than half a million votes, without ever winning a seat. Well, this time May has set her sites on winning 12 of them. So, how did she end up party leader? Well, she got her start as an environmental activist, before spending 17 years as the Sierra Club president. But that's not all. For a few years, May was a policy advisor for the Mulroney government and in 2006, she helped nominate Mulroney as Canada's 'greenest prime minister.' That same year, May was elected leader of the 'Green Party.' Now, her primary goal is a seat in the House of Commons. But it won't be easy. She's running in her home riding of Central Nova - the same riding as Peter McKay, the Conservative defence minister. Find out what she has to say about the Green Party, the election and Canada's future.
Check out her interview with George here - www.cbc.ca/thehour/videos.html?id=876177066
For Elizabeth May this election isn't about winning - it's about making a breakthrough. In each of the past two federal elections the Green party has got more than half a million votes, without ever winning a seat. Well, this time May has set her sites on winning 12 of them. So, how did she end up party leader? Well, she got her start as an environmental activist, before spending 17 years as the Sierra Club president. But that's not all. For a few years, May was a policy advisor for the Mulroney government and in 2006, she helped nominate Mulroney as Canada's 'greenest prime minister.' That same year, May was elected leader of the 'Green Party.' Now, her primary goal is a seat in the House of Commons. But it won't be easy. She's running in her home riding of Central Nova - the same riding as Peter McKay, the Conservative defence minister. Find out what she has to say about the Green Party, the election and Canada's future.
Check out her interview with George here - www.cbc.ca/thehour/videos.html?id=876177066
For Elizabeth May this election isn't about winning - it's about making a breakthrough. In each of the past two federal elections the Green party has got more than half a million votes, without ever winning a seat. Well, this time May has set her sites on winning 12 of them. So, how did she end up party leader? Well, she got her start as an environmental activist, before spending 17 years as the Sierra Club president. But that's not all. For a few years, May was a policy advisor for the Mulroney government and in 2006, she helped nominate Mulroney as Canada's 'greenest prime minister.' That same year, May was elected leader of the 'Green Party.' Now, her primary goal is a seat in the House of Commons. But it won't be easy. She's running in her home riding of Central Nova - the same riding as Peter McKay, the Conservative defence minister. Find out what she has to say about the Green Party, the election and Canada's future.
Check out her interview with George here - www.cbc.ca/thehour/videos.html?id=876177066
For Elizabeth May this election isn't about winning - it's about making a breakthrough. In each of the past two federal elections the Green party has got more than half a million votes, without ever winning a seat. Well, this time May has set her sites on winning 12 of them. So, how did she end up party leader? Well, she got her start as an environmental activist, before spending 17 years as the Sierra Club president. But that's not all. For a few years, May was a policy advisor for the Mulroney government and in 2006, she helped nominate Mulroney as Canada's 'greenest prime minister.' That same year, May was elected leader of the 'Green Party.' Now, her primary goal is a seat in the House of Commons. But it won't be easy. She's running in her home riding of Central Nova - the same riding as Peter McKay, the Conservative defence minister. Find out what she has to say about the Green Party, the election and Canada's future.
Check out her interview with George here - www.cbc.ca/thehour/videos.html?id=876177066
For Elizabeth May this election isn't about winning - it's about making a breakthrough. In each of the past two federal elections the Green party has got more than half a million votes, without ever winning a seat. Well, this time May has set her sites on winning 12 of them. So, how did she end up party leader? Well, she got her start as an environmental activist, before spending 17 years as the Sierra Club president. But that's not all. For a few years, May was a policy advisor for the Mulroney government and in 2006, she helped nominate Mulroney as Canada's 'greenest prime minister.' That same year, May was elected leader of the 'Green Party.' Now, her primary goal is a seat in the House of Commons. But it won't be easy. She's running in her home riding of Central Nova - the same riding as Peter McKay, the Conservative defence minister. Find out what she has to say about the Green Party, the election and Canada's future.
Check out her interview with George here - www.cbc.ca/thehour/videos.html?id=876177066
For Elizabeth May this election isn't about winning - it's about making a breakthrough. In each of the past two federal elections the Green party has got more than half a million votes, without ever winning a seat. Well, this time May has set her sites on winning 12 of them. So, how did she end up party leader? Well, she got her start as an environmental activist, before spending 17 years as the Sierra Club president. But that's not all. For a few years, May was a policy advisor for the Mulroney government and in 2006, she helped nominate Mulroney as Canada's 'greenest prime minister.' That same year, May was elected leader of the 'Green Party.' Now, her primary goal is a seat in the House of Commons. But it won't be easy. She's running in her home riding of Central Nova - the same riding as Peter McKay, the Conservative defence minister. Find out what she has to say about the Green Party, the election and Canada's future.
Check out her interview with George here - www.cbc.ca/thehour/videos.html?id=876177066
For Elizabeth May this election isn't about winning - it's about making a breakthrough. In each of the past two federal elections the Green party has got more than half a million votes, without ever winning a seat. Well, this time May has set her sites on winning 12 of them. So, how did she end up party leader? Well, she got her start as an environmental activist, before spending 17 years as the Sierra Club president. But that's not all. For a few years, May was a policy advisor for the Mulroney government and in 2006, she helped nominate Mulroney as Canada's 'greenest prime minister.' That same year, May was elected leader of the 'Green Party.' Now, her primary goal is a seat in the House of Commons. But it won't be easy. She's running in her home riding of Central Nova - the same riding as Peter McKay, the Conservative defence minister. Find out what she has to say about the Green Party, the election and Canada's future.
Check out her interview with George here - www.cbc.ca/thehour/videos.html?id=876177066
For Elizabeth May this election isn't about winning - it's about making a breakthrough. In each of the past two federal elections the Green party has got more than half a million votes, without ever winning a seat. Well, this time May has set her sites on winning 12 of them. So, how did she end up party leader? Well, she got her start as an environmental activist, before spending 17 years as the Sierra Club president. But that's not all. For a few years, May was a policy advisor for the Mulroney government and in 2006, she helped nominate Mulroney as Canada's 'greenest prime minister.' That same year, May was elected leader of the 'Green Party.' Now, her primary goal is a seat in the House of Commons. But it won't be easy. She's running in her home riding of Central Nova - the same riding as Peter McKay, the Conservative defence minister. Find out what she has to say about the Green Party, the election and Canada's future.
Check out her interview with George here - www.cbc.ca/thehour/videos.html?id=876177066
For Elizabeth May this election isn't about winning - it's about making a breakthrough. In each of the past two federal elections the Green party has got more than half a million votes, without ever winning a seat. Well, this time May has set her sites on winning 12 of them. So, how did she end up party leader? Well, she got her start as an environmental activist, before spending 17 years as the Sierra Club president. But that's not all. For a few years, May was a policy advisor for the Mulroney government and in 2006, she helped nominate Mulroney as Canada's 'greenest prime minister.' That same year, May was elected leader of the 'Green Party.' Now, her primary goal is a seat in the House of Commons. But it won't be easy. She's running in her home riding of Central Nova - the same riding as Peter McKay, the Conservative defence minister. Find out what she has to say about the Green Party, the election and Canada's future.
Check out her interview with George here - www.cbc.ca/thehour/videos.html?id=876177066
For Elizabeth May this election isn't about winning - it's about making a breakthrough. In each of the past two federal elections the Green party has got more than half a million votes, without ever winning a seat. Well, this time May has set her sites on winning 12 of them. So, how did she end up party leader? Well, she got her start as an environmental activist, before spending 17 years as the Sierra Club president. But that's not all. For a few years, May was a policy advisor for the Mulroney government and in 2006, she helped nominate Mulroney as Canada's 'greenest prime minister.' That same year, May was elected leader of the 'Green Party.' Now, her primary goal is a seat in the House of Commons. But it won't be easy. She's running in her home riding of Central Nova - the same riding as Peter McKay, the Conservative defence minister. Find out what she has to say about the Green Party, the election and Canada's future.
Check out her interview with George here - www.cbc.ca/thehour/videos.html?id=876177066
For Elizabeth May this election isn't about winning - it's about making a breakthrough. In each of the past two federal elections the Green party has got more than half a million votes, without ever winning a seat. Well, this time May has set her sites on winning 12 of them. So, how did she end up party leader? Well, she got her start as an environmental activist, before spending 17 years as the Sierra Club president. But that's not all. For a few years, May was a policy advisor for the Mulroney government and in 2006, she helped nominate Mulroney as Canada's 'greenest prime minister.' That same year, May was elected leader of the 'Green Party.' Now, her primary goal is a seat in the House of Commons. But it won't be easy. She's running in her home riding of Central Nova - the same riding as Peter McKay, the Conservative defence minister. Find out what she has to say about the Green Party, the election and Canada's future.
Check out her interview with George here - www.cbc.ca/thehour/videos.html?id=876177066
For Elizabeth May this election isn't about winning - it's about making a breakthrough. In each of the past two federal elections the Green party has got more than half a million votes, without ever winning a seat. Well, this time May has set her sites on winning 12 of them. So, how did she end up party leader? Well, she got her start as an environmental activist, before spending 17 years as the Sierra Club president. But that's not all. For a few years, May was a policy advisor for the Mulroney government and in 2006, she helped nominate Mulroney as Canada's 'greenest prime minister.' That same year, May was elected leader of the 'Green Party.' Now, her primary goal is a seat in the House of Commons. But it won't be easy. She's running in her home riding of Central Nova - the same riding as Peter McKay, the Conservative defence minister. Find out what she has to say about the Green Party, the election and Canada's future.
Check out her interview with George here - www.cbc.ca/thehour/videos.html?id=876177066
For Elizabeth May this election isn't about winning - it's about making a breakthrough. In each of the past two federal elections the Green party has got more than half a million votes, without ever winning a seat. Well, this time May has set her sites on winning 12 of them. So, how did she end up party leader? Well, she got her start as an environmental activist, before spending 17 years as the Sierra Club president. But that's not all. For a few years, May was a policy advisor for the Mulroney government and in 2006, she helped nominate Mulroney as Canada's 'greenest prime minister.' That same year, May was elected leader of the 'Green Party.' Now, her primary goal is a seat in the House of Commons. But it won't be easy. She's running in her home riding of Central Nova - the same riding as Peter McKay, the Conservative defence minister. Find out what she has to say about the Green Party, the election and Canada's future.
Check out her interview with George here - www.cbc.ca/thehour/videos.html?id=876177066
For Elizabeth May this election isn't about winning - it's about making a breakthrough. In each of the past two federal elections the Green party has got more than half a million votes, without ever winning a seat. Well, this time May has set her sites on winning 12 of them. So, how did she end up party leader? Well, she got her start as an environmental activist, before spending 17 years as the Sierra Club president. But that's not all. For a few years, May was a policy advisor for the Mulroney government and in 2006, she helped nominate Mulroney as Canada's 'greenest prime minister.' That same year, May was elected leader of the 'Green Party.' Now, her primary goal is a seat in the House of Commons. But it won't be easy. She's running in her home riding of Central Nova - the same riding as Peter McKay, the Conservative defence minister. Find out what she has to say about the Green Party, the election and Canada's future.
Check out her interview with George here - www.cbc.ca/thehour/videos.html?id=876177066
For Elizabeth May this election isn't about winning - it's about making a breakthrough. In each of the past two federal elections the Green party has got more than half a million votes, without ever winning a seat. Well, this time May has set her sites on winning 12 of them. So, how did she end up party leader? Well, she got her start as an environmental activist, before spending 17 years as the Sierra Club president. But that's not all. For a few years, May was a policy advisor for the Mulroney government and in 2006, she helped nominate Mulroney as Canada's 'greenest prime minister.' That same year, May was elected leader of the 'Green Party.' Now, her primary goal is a seat in the House of Commons. But it won't be easy. She's running in her home riding of Central Nova - the same riding as Peter McKay, the Conservative defence minister. Find out what she has to say about the Green Party, the election and Canada's future.
Check out her interview with George here - www.cbc.ca/thehour/videos.html?id=876177066
For Elizabeth May this election isn't about winning - it's about making a breakthrough. In each of the past two federal elections the Green party has got more than half a million votes, without ever winning a seat. Well, this time May has set her sites on winning 12 of them. So, how did she end up party leader? Well, she got her start as an environmental activist, before spending 17 years as the Sierra Club president. But that's not all. For a few years, May was a policy advisor for the Mulroney government and in 2006, she helped nominate Mulroney as Canada's 'greenest prime minister.' That same year, May was elected leader of the 'Green Party.' Now, her primary goal is a seat in the House of Commons. But it won't be easy. She's running in her home riding of Central Nova - the same riding as Peter McKay, the Conservative defence minister. Find out what she has to say about the Green Party, the election and Canada's future.
Check out her interview with George here - www.cbc.ca/thehour/videos.html?id=876177066