Elizabeth May has been doing a cross-country train trip this week to drum up Green Party support in small towns. Being a sap for retro-campaigning, I’ve got to say I really like this idea – especially for a party trying to grab headlines and a leader trying to position herself as being different than other politicians.

This is something that I even think one of the major parties should look into for future elections as a way to kick off the first week or close out the campaign. Logistically, they’d need to script things a bit tighter than the Green whistle stop tour which has a certain ad hoc feel to it. But it would be a great way to get some media attention and position yourself as being “in touch with average Canadians” as you blitz through small town Tim Hortons from coast to coast.