From The Courier-Islander – Jan 12, 2011

by Dan McLennan

Outspoken biologist Alexandra Morton will not seek the federal NDP’s
Vancouver Island North nomination. After being approached by the NDP a
week ago, Morton announced her decision Tuesday morning.

“When
the NDP contacted me about running for Vancouver Island North Member of
Parliament, I first said ‘no’ and then I reconsidered it because I’ve
lived in these communities for 26 years and I’ve seen how political
decisions have torn us apart and destroyed us,” Morton told the
Courier-Islander.

“But after six days of over 1,000 people
emailing me – and I’m very thankful for all they said to me because I
learned an enormous amount – I decided that when I spoke, if I became a
political candidate, people wouldn’t know whether it was really my
thoughts and the truth as I see it, or was I supporting the party line,
or was I supporting a caucus member in the hope that they would support
me in another decision. So I decided not to run.”

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