Ramblings on XP and Greens

At VanRamblings, Raymond Tomblin wrote recently on how the Canadian Green Party seems to be taking a turn to the centre with its new leader:

Hypocrisy would seem to be the order of the day for Jim Harris, the leader of a Canadian Green party whose corporate ties are in conflict with a global Green movement whose roots extend deep into the global anti-corporate movement. A right-wing agenda which mixes corporate business with green politics — is this what Canadians, and most members of Green Party Canada, are looking for in a leader of an alternative national political party?

Personally, I welcome our new ecologically-friendly corporate overlords a move to the right centre by the Greens: capitalism and conservation are not mutually exclusive, and as someone who's perhaps somewhat on the edge of the libertarian/conservative votespace in Canada, but also wants strong protection for the environment, it's nice to have someone to vote for without having to hold my nose too much.