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香蕉视频直播攚ho describes herself as a hard-working single mom for the last 24 years香蕉视频直播攚ill be getting married on April 22, to Ashcroft, B.C. resident John Kidder.
Kidder 香蕉视频直播� a retired technology entrepreneur who now operates a hops farm on his family香蕉视频直播檚 Ashcroft property 香蕉视频直播� 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香蕉视频直播檚 candidacy.
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Kidder says he found May 香蕉视频直播渃harming in every way香蕉视频直播� when they first met. 香蕉视频直播淚 thought 香蕉视频直播榃hat a lovely woman.香蕉视频直播� When she drove away I knew we香蕉视频直播檇 see each other again.香蕉视频直播�
Despite May香蕉视频直播檚 hectic schedule and the geographic difficulties香蕉视频直播擬ay splits her time between Ottawa and her home in Sidney on Vancouver Island, while Kidder lives in Vancouver and the B.C. Interior香蕉视频直播攖he pair managed to see each other a few times. 香蕉视频直播淛ohn found strategic ways to show up at places where I was,香蕉视频直播� explains May.
The friendship soon grew into a fondness. Then, in September 2018, they both attended the Green Party convention in Vancouver. 香蕉视频直播淭he sparks flew,香蕉视频直播� says Kidder, who proposed just over a month later.
May has a daughter, three stepchildren, and seven grandchildren, while Kidder 香蕉视频直播� the brother of actress Margot Kidder 香蕉视频直播� 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.
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香蕉视频直播淚t香蕉视频直播檚 beyond perfect,香蕉视频直播� says Kidder. 香蕉视频直播淎t this late stage in my life it香蕉视频直播檚 a blessing. I feel re-born.
香蕉视频直播淎nd Elizabeth is marvellous. We both know how difficult political relationships are, but we香蕉视频直播檙e both able to deal with this. I香蕉视频直播檓 looking forward to a glorious time together.香蕉视频直播�
香蕉视频直播淲e香蕉视频直播檙e ideally well-suited,香蕉视频直播� says May. 香蕉视频直播淚香蕉视频直播檓 in my 65th year; to find true love is a miracle.香蕉视频直播�
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