VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – Voters in the riding of Vancouver East won’t be seeing Jodie Emery’s name on the ballot for this coming federal election.

The wife of ‘Prince of Pot’ Marc Emery has been turned down as a candidate for the Liberal Party of Canada.

Jodie Emery harbours no resentment towards the party, after it let her know by email Friday that based on evaluation, she wasn’t a suitable candidate for the party.

She believes she would have gotten the nomination, had it not been for long-time Van East NDP MP Libby Davies announcing her retirement last year.

She says the Liberals are now very interested in the riding.

“With Libby’s plans to retire, the Liberals feel the riding is definitely worth investing in, because it’s a riding that can be won by anyone.”

Emery doesn’t blame the Liberal party for seeking someone else to represent the riding.

“I had a lot of learn, and I still have a lot to learn. I want politics to be fun. I was looking forward to a positive, policy-based campaign against Libby. But now it’s going to be a very, very heated battle.”

She says despite being tied so tightly to the pot issue, she’s also passionate about crime, taxation and foreign policy.

She says she will remain a Liberal party member and won’t run for another party.