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Green Party of Canada Leader Elizabeth May is to attend a climate change forum in Fort Qu’Appelle on Wednesday, which organizers hope will make climate change a top-of-mind concern heading into the federal election this fall.

“Our feeling is the climate science, the urgency of the issue could end up getting lost in the election campaign,” said Jim Harding, a director at the Qu’Appelle Valley Environmental Association (QVEA) and forum moderator.

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“We felt the best way to do something about that wasn’t to wait for the campaign, but to try to get some discussion among the parties about the issue beforehand.”

Harding said the QVEA — which is putting on the forum — invited all federal party leaders, but only May agreed to come, with others expressing their regrets at not being able to make it.

Although he is disappointed that other federal parties won’t be represented at the forum, Harding is confident the event will still be a great learning experience for everyone who attends. May will have the floor to talk about climate change and then the audience will have a chance to ask her questions and voice their concerns on the issue.