PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — The Parry Sound-Muskoka Green Party of Canada has announced that its candidate for the upcoming federal election will be former Ontario environmental commissioner Gord Miller.

Miller has been confirmed as the candidate for the riding — receiving the backing of the most recent federal candidate, Glen Hodgson, as well as the 2018 provincial candidate, Matt Richter. The local Green party was unanimous in their support.

Miller is well-known. He served for years as the province’s environmental commissioner and has been an active member of the Green party, as well as a candidate in the 2015 federal election. An ecologist and environmental analyst, Miller is a regular guest commentator and panellist on environmental issues and policy discussion for major media outlets and organizations across the country.

“One needs only to look at this past year that saw record flooding in Muskoka coupled with a devastating wildfire north of Parry Sound to see that climate change and the health of our natural environment is of the utmost importance to people in Parry Sound and Muskoka,” noted Miller. “When you consider the impact to our local economies, to our housing and to our infrastructure, it becomes obvious that dealing with these issues affects our lives and our economy, and Greens have been saying this for years. However, we remain the only party that has an actual plan to deal with climate change that will protect our environment and invigorate our economy, and Canadians are seeing this and as a result, supporting us like never before.”