Elizabeth May, leader of the Green Party of Canada, will be opening a new chapter of her life in 2019.
The MP for the riding of Saanich-Gulf Islands害羞草研究所攚ho describes herself as a hard-working single mom for the last 24 years害羞草研究所攚ill be getting married on April 22, to Ashcroft, B.C. resident John Kidder.
Kidder 害羞草研究所� a retired technology entrepreneur who now operates a hops farm on his family害羞草研究所檚 Ashcroft property 害羞草研究所� was, in 1983, one of the founders of the Green Party of B.C., the first Green party in North America. He ran as a federal Liberal candidate in the Okanagan-Coquihalla riding in 2011 and as a provincial Green Party candidate in the Fraser-Nicola riding in the 2013 B.C. election.
That was when the pair met, when May went to Merritt to support Kidder害羞草研究所檚 candidacy.
害羞草研究所淲e went to a number of events around Merritt, and have been friends ever since,害羞草研究所� says May. 害羞草研究所淏ut I don害羞草研究所檛 have much personal time.害羞草研究所�
Kidder says he found May 害羞草研究所渃harming in every way害羞草研究所� when they first met. 害羞草研究所淚 thought 害羞草研究所榃hat a lovely woman.害羞草研究所� When she drove away I knew we害羞草研究所檇 see each other again.害羞草研究所�
Despite May害羞草研究所檚 hectic schedule and the geographic difficulties害羞草研究所擬ay splits her time between Ottawa and her home in Sidney on Vancouver Island, while Kidder lives in Vancouver and the B.C. Interior害羞草研究所攖he pair managed to see each other a few times. 害羞草研究所淛ohn found strategic ways to show up at places where I was,害羞草研究所� explains May.
The friendship soon grew into a fondness. Then, in September 2018, they both attended the Green Party convention in Vancouver. 害羞草研究所淭he sparks flew,害羞草研究所� says Kidder, who proposed just over a month later.
May has a daughter, three stepchildren, and seven grandchildren, while Kidder 害羞草研究所� the brother of actress Margot Kidder 害羞草研究所� has three children and four grandchildren. Both say their families are very happy with the news, and that their children will be at the wedding to give them away.
害羞草研究所淚害羞草研究所檓 really lucky, with great kids and a great family, and now I害羞草研究所檓 getting married to a really great man,害羞草研究所� says May.
害羞草研究所淚 get in and out of Vancouver, and now I害羞草研究所檒l have to try get in and out of Ashcroft. With my schedule, it害羞草研究所檚 a miracle we害羞草研究所檙e together at all.害羞草研究所�
害羞草研究所淚t害羞草研究所檚 beyond perfect,害羞草研究所� says Kidder. 害羞草研究所淎t this late stage in my life it害羞草研究所檚 a blessing. I feel re-born.
害羞草研究所淎nd Elizabeth is marvellous. We both know how difficult political relationships are, but we害羞草研究所檙e both able to deal with this. I害羞草研究所檓 looking forward to a glorious time together.害羞草研究所�
害羞草研究所淲e害羞草研究所檙e ideally well-suited,害羞草研究所� says May. 害羞草研究所淚害羞草研究所檓 in my 65th year; to find true love is a miracle.害羞草研究所�
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