Green Party of Canada candidates in the 2008 Canadian federal election
This is a list of nominated candidates for the Green Party of Canada in the 40th Canadian federal election.[1] Candidates ran in all but five ridings: Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte (NL), Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley (NS), Jonquière—Alma (QC), Saint-Laurent—Cartierville (QC), Sherbrooke (QC).
Newfoundland and Labrador - 7 seats
| Riding |
Candidate's Name | Notes | Gender | Residence | Occupation | Votes | % | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avalon | David Aylward | M | 713 | 4th | ||||
| Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor | Robert O'Connor | M | 568 | 4th | ||||
| Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte | no candidate | 0 | ||||||
| Labrador | Nyssa McLeod | F | 302 | 4th | ||||
| Random—Burin—St. George's | Kaitlin Wainwright | F | 462 | 4th | ||||
| St. John's East | Howard Story | M | 586 | 4th | ||||
| St. John's South—Mount Pearl | Ted Warren | M | 643 | 4th |
Prince Edward Island - 4 seats
| Riding |
Candidate's Name | Notes | Gender | Residence | Occupation | Votes | % | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardigan | Emma Daughton | F | 713 | 5th | ||||
| Charlottetown | Laura Bisaillon | F | 858 | 4th | ||||
| Egmont | Rebecca Ridlington | F | 626 | 4th | ||||
| Malpeque | Peter Bevan-Baker | M | 1,291 | 4th |
Nova Scotia - 11 seats
| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Gender | Residence | Occupation | Votes | % | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Breton—Canso | Dwayne McEachern | M | 2,692 | 4th | ||||
| Central Nova | Elizabeth May | Party leader. | F | Environmentalist | 12,620 | 2nd | ||
| Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley | no candidate | 0 | ||||||
| Dartmouth—Cole Harbour | Paul Shreenan | M | 2,417 | 4th | ||||
| Halifax | Darryl Whetter | M | 3,891 | 4th | ||||
| Halifax West | Michael Munday | M | 2,921 | 4th | ||||
| Kings—Hants | Brendan MacNeill | M | 2,353 | 4th | ||||
| Sackville—Eastern Shore | Noreen Hartlen | F | 2,033 | 4th | ||||
| South Shore—St. Margaret's | Michael Oddy | M | 2,090 | 4th | ||||
| Sydney—Victoria | Collin Harker | M | 1,941 | 4th | ||||
| West Nova | Ronald Mills | M | 2,114 | 4th |
New Brunswick - 10 seats
| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Gender | Residence | Occupation | Votes | % | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acadie—Bathurst | Michelle Aubin | F | 904 | 4th | ||||
| Beauséjour | Michael Milligan | M | 3,187 | 4th | ||||
| Fredericton | Mary Lou Babineau | F | 4,273 | 4th | ||||
| Fundy Royal | Erik Millett | M | 2,443 | 4th | ||||
| Madawaska—Restigouche | André Arpin | M | 1,367 | 4th | ||||
| Miramichi | Todd Smith | M | 1,107 | 4th | ||||
| Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe | Alison Ménard | F | 4,037 | 4th | ||||
| New Brunswick Southwest | Robert Boucher | M | 1,667 | 4th | ||||
| Saint John | Michael Richardson | M | 1,888 | 4th | ||||
| Tobique—Mactaquac | Mark Glass | M | 1,810 | 4th |
Quebec - 75 seats
| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Gender | Residence | Occupation | Votes | % | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour | Rebecca Laplante | Laplante was eighteen years old at the time of the election and was a student in Quebec City.[2] | F | Student | 1,334 | 2.72 | 5th | |
| Brome—Missisquoi | Pierre Brassard | Brassard was born in Montreal and has a diploma in financial administration from the Université du Québec à Montréal.[3] He worked for Hydro Quebec from 1960 to 1996.[4] He was elected to the Bromont city council in a 2000 by-election and served for two years before being defeated in 2002. He later attempted to return to council in 2005 and 2009.[5][6] | M | 1,784 | 3.58 | 5th | ||
| Outremont | François Pilon | Pilon was a Green Party candidate in 2006, 2007 (by-election), 2008, and 2011. | M | 1,566 | 4.31 | 5th | ||
| Shefford | Michel Champagne | Champagne is an organic farmer and veteran member of Canada's environmental movement.[7] He has studied at the University of Montreal.[8] He ran for the House of Commons of Canada as a Natural Law candidate in a 1995 by-election, later joined the Green Party, and has stood as a party candidate in two elections.[9] He has also sought election at the municipal level.[10] | M | 1,848 | 3.66 | 5th |
Jonquière—Alma
No candidate
Saint-Laurent—Cartierville
No candidate due to deal between Elizabeth May and Liberal Party leader Stéphane Dion not to run candidates in each other's ridings.
Sherbrooke
No candidate.
Ontario - 106 seats
Brampton—Springdale: Dave Finlay
Dave Finlay
Brampton West
Patti Chmelyk
Essex
Richard Bachynsky is an environmentalist, writer, and consultant. Richard has been active in environmental interests since the mid-1980s, when he began to travel as a consultant. He was to see the complete disregard for environmental issues evident in both developing countries and North America.
Richard was born and raised in the Windsor area, and has seen the rapid decline of the region in terms of jobs, environmental issues, and health related issues. With the failure of recent members of Parliament to attract new industry, improve the environment, or create better infrastructure, members of the community are motivated for change.
A region rich in agriculture, industry, and resources, it is inconceivable – but true – that the region has one of Canada's highest unemployment rates. The residents of the region are being shortchanged, and need better federal support for job creation, tourism promotion, small business assistance, health care, and seniors.
Active in finance, Richard has worked towards establishing new green industries including tire and industrial waste rubber recycling, biodiesel fuel plants, and alternative energy development worldwide. He also has extensive experience in real estate management and financing, and has served as a consultant for numerous firms completing projects both in Canada, and internationally. He currently holds of the position of Vice President International Sales and Finance for GreenShift Corporation, NY, NY USA, is Head of Export Finance Department, Roberts &Schaefer Engineering and Construction, USA., Finance Dir for Alternativa Corporation, Ukraine and is a Broker for Argentum Mortgages Toronto, and a consultant for Bachynsky Group, Bachynsky Realty Inc., and Bachynsky Mortgage Corporation, Windsor.
Richard holds an MBA and is certified as a mortgage broker in Ontario. He is a member of the Board of the Amherstburg Chamber of Commerce. Previously, he was a member of parent and teacher association of F.J. Brennan High School in Windsor, and of the OMBA. In addition, he was active as a coach for minor hockey for the Windsor Minor Hockey Association, Riverside Hockey Association, and the Patterson Chiefs Hockey Program. Richard is the parent of 3 teenagers Erik, Laura, and Daniel.
Richard Bachynsky was the candidate for the Green Party of Canada for the Federal election of 2008.
Richard Bachynsky is currently the nominated candidate for the Green Party of Canada for the riding of Windsor-Tecumseh.
Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock: Michael Bell
Michael Bell owns a publishing company, and has published The Wire and The Green Zine. He is also a singer-songwriter and has worked with the Peterborough Food Bank, Peterborough Flood Relief, World Vision, the United Way and Amnesty International.[11] He has spent the majority of his life in Peterborough, although he says he became involved with the environmental movement while living in Australia between 2006 and 2008.[12] He initially sought the Green Party nomination for Peterborough in the buildup to the 2008 election, but either withdrew from the contest or was defeated by rival candidate Emily Berrigan.[13] Running in Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock, he limited his election expenses to only two dollars in 2008. He received 4,505 votes (8.29%), finishing fourth against Conservative incumbent Barry Devolin.
Oshawa
Pat Gostlin was a retired teacher. She was killed in a car accident involving a suspected drunk driver on 26 October 2008, less than two weeks following the election.[14][15]
Ottawa Centre
Hunter has been an executive member of Equal Voice National Capital Chapter, has led an annual international Team Learning Adventure, was co-leader of a women's leadership event in Toronto, and was the first international board member for the Appalachian Trail Conservancy. She is also the founder of the Learning Catalyst. Hunter attended Queen's University, where she received her honours degree in political studies.[16] Hunter chose to run for office in order to increase the number of women running. She believes in giving more federal money to cities, and in income splitting.[17]
Parry Sound—Muskoka: Glen Hodgson
Glen Hodgson was raised in Orillia. He has a Bachelor's degree in English and Environmental Studies from Trent University and a Bachelor of Education degree from Queen's University.[18] A high school teacher by profession, he is also a newspaper columnist and has served on the West Parry Sound District Museum and the Georgian Bay Biosphere Reserve.[19]
Hodgson joined the Green Party while attending Trent in the early 1990s and has run for the party in four federal elections and one provincial election.[20] He has been nominated as the party's candidate for Parry Sound—Muskoka in the 2011 federal election. He briefly joined the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 1998 to support David Orchard's leadership bid.[21]
He criticized the heightened security at the 2010 G8 summit in Huntsville and the 2010 G20 summit in Toronto, and said that he would protest peacefully at the "People First! We Deserve Better" rally.[22]
| Election | Division | Party | Votes | % | Place | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 federal | Parry Sound—Muskoka | Green | 513 | 1.20 | 5/7 | Andy Mitchell, Liberal |
| 2003 provincial | Parry Sound—Muskoka | Green | 2,277 | 5.88 | 4/5 | Norm Miller, Progressive Conservative |
| 2004 federal | Parry Sound—Muskoka | Green | 3,524 | 8.02 | 4/4 | Andy Mitchell, Liberal |
| 2006 federal | Parry Sound—Muskoka | Green | 3,701 | 8.02 | 4/4 | Tony Clement, Conservative |
| 2008 federal | Parry Sound—Muskoka | Green | 5,119 | 11.77 | 4/5 | Tony Clement, Conservative |
Peterborough: Emily Berrigan
Emily Berrigan was twenty-one years old at the time of the election. She became active with the Green Party while attending high school in Port Hope, Ontario, and later worked for eight months at party headquarters in Ottawa.[23] During the election, she noted that she was from a working class background.[24] She received 4,029 votes (6.91%), finishing fourth against Conservative incumbent Dean Del Mastro. She later moved to Toronto and became project manager for a non-governmental organization.[25]
Berrigan was one of several people arrested on 26 June 2010, at the G20 Toronto protests. After taking part in non-violent protests, and wandering the streets in observation, she and a group of friends returned to Queen's Park in the evening for their bicycles. She was arrested while standing in the designated protest zone and taken to a detention centre, where she was kept in a small cage that was exposed to pepper spray and not given food or water for eight hours. She was released the next day, after being charged with obstruction and unlawful demonstration. Berrigan has described her arrest as "completely unacceptable" and the arrest conditions as "inhumane."[26]
Sudbury
Gordon Harris has been a sales and marketing manager and a publisher. He moved to Sudbury in 2002 and became president of the Sudbury Arts Council in 2007.[27] Before joining the Green Party, he worked on election campaigns for the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario and the Liberal Party of Canada.[28] He aligned with the Greens in the 2003 provincial election,[29] and has served on the party's provincial executive.[30] In the 2008 election, Harris said that he was not aligned with either a right-wing or left-wing ideology.[31] He received 3,330 votes (7.75%), finishing fourth against New Democratic Party candidate Glenn Thibeault. He planned to seek the party's nomination again for the 2011 federal election, but later withdrew.[32]
Manitoba - 14 seats
| Riding |
Candidate's Name | Notes | Gender | Residence | Occupation | Votes | % | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon—Souris | Dave Barnes | M | 5,408 | 3rd | ||||
| Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia | Brian Timlick | M | 2,614 | 4th | ||||
| Churchill | Saara Harvie | F | 606 | 4th | ||||
| Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette | Kate Storey | F | 1,916 | 4th | ||||
| Elmwood—Transcona | Christopher Hrynkow | M | PhD student in the Peace and Conflict Studies program at the University of Manitoba.[33] | 1,839 | 5.86 | 4th | ||
| Kildonan—St. Paul | Kevan Bowkett | M | 1,679 | 4th | ||||
| Portage—Lisgar | Charlie Howatt | M | 2,606 | 3rd | ||||
| Provencher | Janine Gibson | F | 2,149 | 4th | ||||
| Saint Boniface | Marc Payette | M | 2,104 | 4th | ||||
| Selkirk—Interlake | Glenda Whiteman | F | 2,126 | 4th | ||||
| Winnipeg Centre | Jessie Klassen | 2,798 | 4th | |||||
| Winnipeg North | Catherine Johannson | F | 1,077 | 4th | ||||
| Winnipeg South | David Cosby | M | 1,936 | 4th | ||||
| Winnipeg South Centre | Vere Scott | 2,865 | 4th |
Saskatchewan - 14 seats
| Riding |
Candidate's Name | Notes | Gender | Residence | Occupation | Votes | % | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battlefords—Lloydminster | Norbert Kratchmer | M | 1,287 | 4th | ||||
| Blackstrap | Imre Pallagi | M | 2,325 | 4th | ||||
| Cypress Hills—Grasslands | Bill Clary | M | 1,919 | 4th | ||||
| Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River | George Morin | M | 735 | 4th | ||||
| Palliser | Larissa Shasko | F | 1,668 | 4th | ||||
| Prince Albert | Amanda Smytaniuk | F | 1,413 | 4th | ||||
| Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre | Nicolas Stulberg | M | 1,737 | 4th | ||||
| Regina—Qu'Appelle | Greg Chatterson | M | 1,561 | 4th | ||||
| Saskatoon—Humboldt | Jean-Pierre Ducasse | M | 2,211 | 4th | ||||
| Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar | Amber Jones | F | 1,228 | 3rd | ||||
| Saskatoon—Wanuskewin | Tobi-Dawne Smith | F | 2,182 | 4th | ||||
| Souris—Moose Mountain | Bob Deptuck | M | 1,643 | 4th | ||||
| Wascana | George Wooldridge | M | 1,706 | 4th | ||||
| Yorkton—Melville | Jen Antony | F | 1,664 | 3rd |
Alberta - 28 seats
British Columbia - 36 seats
Yukon - 1 seat
| Riding |
Candidate's Name | Notes | Gender | Residence | Occupation | Votes | % | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yukon | John Streicker | M | 1,880 | 3rd |
Northwest Territories - 1 seat
| Riding |
Candidate's Name | Notes | Gender | Residence | Occupation | Votes | % | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Arctic | Sam Gamble | M | 752 | 4th |
Nunavut - 1 seat
| Riding |
Candidate's Name | Notes | Gender | Residence | Occupation | Votes | % | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nunavut | Peter Ittinuar | Former NDP and Liberal MP for Nunatsiaq. | M | Iqaluit | 675 | 4th |
See also
References
- "Elections Canada".
- Canada Votes 2008: Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, retrieved 6 August 2009; Canada Votes 2008: Fresh Faces - Quebec, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, retrieved 6 August 2009.
- Élections Bromont 2009, Candidate Pierre Brassard. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
- Joshua Bleser, "Three councillor races in Bromont," Sherbrooke Record, 3 November 2005, p. 5.
- Simon-Olivier Lorange, Confiance renouvelée en Pauline Quinlan, La Voix de l'Est, 2 November 2009. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
- Brassard's electoral record is as follows:
Election Division Party Votes % Place Winner 2000 Bromont by-election Councillor, Ward Two n/a elected 1/? himself 2002 Bromont municipal Councillor, Ward Two n/a 205 37.68 2/2 Patrick Charbonneau 2005 Bromont municipal Councillor, Ward Four n/a 210 33.07 2/2 Paul Rolland 2008 federal Brome—Missisquoi Green 1,784 3.58 5/6 Christian Ouellet, Bloc Québécois 2009 Bromont municipal Councillor, Ward Four n/a 64 9.55 4/4 Marie-Ève Lagacé
Sources: Maurice Crossfield, "Quinlan re-elected Bromont mayor by landslide," Sherbrooke Record, 4 November 2002, p. 10; Élections Bromont 2002, Candidate Pierre Brassard, retrieved 18 November 2010; Joshua Bleser, "Pauline Quinlan returned as mayor of Bromont," Sherbrooke Record, 7 November 2005, p. 4; Canada Votes 2008: Brome—Missisquoi, candidate profiles, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, retrieved 18 November 2010; Official Results: 2008 election, Elections Canada; Simon-Olivier Lorange, Confiance renouvelée en Pauline Quinlan, 2 November 2009, retrieved 18 November 2010. - Maurice Crossfield, "Green Party taking root in B-M," Sherbrooke Record, 2 June 2006, p. 4; Joshua Bleser, "Can Paradis eke out another victory in Brome-Missisquoi?: Federalist vote split four ways," Sherbrooke Record, 20 January 2006, p. 4.
- Canada Votes 2008: Shefford, Candidate Profiles, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
- Joshua Bleser, "Farmer offers voters Green choice in B-M," Sherbrooke Record, 19 December 2005, p. 5.
- Champagne's electoral record is as follows:
Election Division Party Votes % Place Winner federal by-election, 13 February 1995 Brome—Missisquoi Natural Law 77 0.21 9/10 Denis Paradis, Liberal 2006 federal Brome—Missisquoi Green 1,721 3.55 6/6 Christian Ouellet, Bloc Québécois 2008 federal Shefford Green 1,848 3.66 5/5 Robert Vincent, Bloc Québécois 2009 Bromont municipal Council, Ward Six n/a 57 13.38 3/3 Anie Perrault
Sources: Official results, Elections Canada: 2006 and Official Results: 2008; Simon-Olivier Lorange, Confiance renouvelée en Pauline Quinlan, 2 November 2009, retrieved 18 November 2010. - Elect Michael Bell, Green Party of Canada (stored). Retrieved 6 September 2010.
- Scott Howard, "More to Greens than the environment," Kawartha Lakes This Week, 30 September 2008, p. 1.
- "Peterborough Federal Green Party choosing candidate," Peterborough This Week, 11 June 2008, p. 1.
- Kopun, Francine (28 October 2008). "Pat Gostlin, 58: Green candidate, teacher". Toronto Star. Retrieved 29 October 2008.
- Swinson, Stefanie. "Pat Gostlin Remembered". NewsDurhamRegion.com. Retrieved 29 October 2008.
- Green Party Nominated Candidate Information Page
- Hartwick, Sarah (25 September 2008). "Hunter promotes equality". Centretown News. Centretown News Online. Retrieved 27 September 2008.
- Canada Votes 2008: Parry Sound–Muskoka, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
- Julie Smyth, "Liberals get lessons from an old pro," National Post, 4 March 2006, A6; Roy Macgregor, "Stepping it up in a bid to increase 28-vote victory," Globe and Mail, 29 September 2008, A2; Parry Sound–Muskoka: Glen Hodgson, Green Party of Canada. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
- Derek Howard, "Green leader brings message," Orillia Packet and Times, 18 June 2004, A8.
- Rosemary Speirs, "Left-wing activists boost Tory leadership candidate," Toronto Star, 17 September 1998, p. 1.
- "All eyes are focused on Toronto's G20 summit" (letters section), Toronto Star, 26 June 2010, A25.
- Michelle McQuigge, "Meet five young candidates in the federal election: they hope to inspire youth," Canadian Press, 11 September 2008, 15:07.
- Aaron Wherry, BTC: Behold, the child who will lead us, Macleans.ca, 26 September 2008. Retrieved 30 August 2010. She either defeated Michael Bell for the party nomination or Bell withdrew from the contest before the nomination vote. See "Peterborough Federal Green Party choosing candidate," Peterborough This Week, 11 June 2008, p. 1; Lindsey Cole, "The Greens get their woman," Peterborough This Week, 18 June 2008, p. 1.
- "I will not forget what they have done to me," Toronto Star, 29 June 2010, GT2]
- "I will not forget what they have done to me," Toronto Star, 29 June 2010, GT2; Emily. B: Kept in a pepper-sprayed cage, G20 Stories, 15 July 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2010; Detained at the G20: stories from the summit, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 6 July 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
- Michelle Fex, "SAC boasts new president, full board", Sudbury Star, 17 March 2007, B7; Gordon Harris: Sudbury, Green Party of Canada election biography, 2008. Retrieved 26 November 2008.
- Harold Carmichael, "Green candidate opens office, website", Sudbury Star, 17 September 2008, A3.
- Laura Stradiotto, "Green Party readies for federal vote", Sudbury Star, 8 February 2008, A3.
- Provincial Executive: Gordon Harris, Green Party of Ontario, 2008. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- Rachel Punch, "Will Sudbury go orange?", Sudbury Star, 13 October 2008, A1.
- "Green TV production eyed for Sudbury". Sudbury Star, 12 June 2009.
- Leah Janzen, "U of M offers nation's first PhD in peace: Doctoral program starts in January", Winnipeg Free Press, 13 December 2005, A3.
External links
- Candidates List on Green Party website
- Green Party of Canada – list of Shadow Cabinet Critics
- AGM results, Green Party of Alberta
- Elections Ontario
- Elections Canada
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