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Green Leader Elizabeth May weds John Kidder on Earth Day

Instead of marching for Earth Day, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May marched down the aisle in Victoria's Christ Church Cathedral.

Instead of marching for Earth Day, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May marched down the aisle in Victoria's Christ Church Cathedral.

May married John Kidder, a retired technology entrepreneur and long-time Green member, in a ceremony on Monday attended by about 500 guests.

As church bells tolled, May and Kidder emerged smiling from the church, kissing for the crowd and greeting onlookers before getting into the back of a Tesla, which shuttled them to a reception.

May said in a statement that she and Kidder "intend to be gloriously happy — and very Green."

Kidder will be the federal Green Party candidate in Mission-Matsqui-Fraser Valley in the October general election.

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[allthecanadianpolitics]

Green Party Leader Elizabeth May engaged to retired tech entrepreneur John Kidder

Kidder, 71, has deep roots in the Green party, running federally for a seat in B.C. and is a founder of the provincial party.

Green Party Leader Elizabeth May is engaged and is making plans for a wedding next spring.

May said Monday she and John Kidder will be married in Victoria on April 22 and are planning a train trip from Vancouver to Ottawa shortly afterwards as their honeymoon.

She said the couple have known each other for about five years, but the sparks flew at a Green Party convention in Vancouver in September.

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[wrgreens]

Congratulations @ElizabethMay & @kidderjohn All of us at WRGreens extend our warmest congratulations to our great friend and esteemed leader of the Green Party of Canada, Elizabeth May, on the occasion of her engagement to BCGreens' John Kidder! Cheers!