Green Party candidates, 2006 Canadian federal election

The Green Party of Canada ran a full slate of 308 candidates in the 2006 Canadian federal election. Some of these candidates have separate biography pages; relevant information about other candidates may be found here.

The candidates are listed by province and riding name.

Alberta

Juliet Burgess (Calgary—Nose Hill)

At 18 years of age, Juliet was one of the youngest candidates running in this election.

Kim Warnke (Calgary Southwest)

Warnke is a lifelong resident of Calgary, and was listed as twenty-four years old at the time of the election. She had six years experience on the Calgary Health Authority, and spent a year on the Emergency Department Advisory board as a representative of Nursing Attendants. [http://72.14.207.104/search?q=cache:dsM4rWrH2KoJ:lookup.greenparty.ca/article249.html+%22Kim+Warnke%22&hl=en&gl=ca&ct=clnk&cd=1] Warnke has criticized Canada's First Past The Post electoral system, and rejects the accusation that the Green Party was responsible for vote-splitting on the left in the 2004 federal election. [http://136.159.250.2/story/5049]

Warnke argued for expanded mass transit services in the 2004 provincial election. [http://72.14.207.104/search?q=cache:qwIT3rm_F4MJ:calgaryjournal.ca/fullarticle.php%3Fid%3D97+%22Kim+Warnke%22&hl=en&gl=ca&ct=clnk&cd=91] In the 2006 campaign, she argued that Alberta needs to use its oil revenues wisely to benefit future generations, and was quoted as saying, "We don't want Alberta to be without oil like Atlantic Canada without cod" ("Calgary Herald", 21 December 2005).

On September 30, 2006, Warnke was elected as Deputy Leader South for the Green Party of Alberta. [http://www.albertagreens.ca/blog/grant/2006/10/agm]

David Michael Carey (Winnipeg North)

Carey has served in the Canadian military, and holds diploma certification as a welder/fitter and an aircraft maintenance engineer. He moved to Manitoba from Ontario in the early 2000s, and worked for Air Canada at the time of the election ("Winnipeg Free Press", 2 January 2006). He was planning to build an "eco-friendly rammed-earth tire home" in 2006. [http://www.ctv.ca/mini/election2006/candidates/46012_GRN.html] He received 779 votes (2.86%), finishing fourth against New Democratic Party incumbent Judy Wasylycia-Leis. He campaigned for the leadership of the Green Party of Manitoba in November 2006, and lost to Andrew Basham.

Wesley Owen Whiteside (Winnipeg South)

Whiteside was twenty-six years old at the time of the election ("Winnipeg Sun", 15 January 2006 [http://www.winnipegsun.com/News/Election/2006/01/15/1394604-sun.html] ), and according to a Green Party biography has lived in Winnipeg for his entire life. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Politics and Administrative Studies from the University of Winnipeg, and is working toward the completion of a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Manitoba as of early 2006. He plans to article with the Manitoba government after his graduation. [http://www.cbc.ca/canadavotes/riding/226/] Whiteside also volunteers with the Royal Canadian Air Cadet Program as an Officer in the Reserves. [http://lookup.greenparty.ca/?module=article&view=226]

He received 1,289 votes (3.08%), finishing fourth against Conservative Rod Bruinooge.

Vere H. Scott (Winnipeg South Centre)

Scott has studied agriculture at the University of Manitoba, and is a retired wildlife biologist. [ [http://www.cbc.ca/canadavotes/riding/227/#VereScott Winnipeg South Centre riding profile, Canada Votes 2006] , Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, accessed 26 October 2006.] During the 1980s, he served on the provincial Minister of the Environment's advisory committee concerning mosquito control and other matters. He is a veteran environmental activist in Winnipeg, and encouraged composting in the early 1990s. [Ilana Simon, "Compost heaps easy enterprise", "Winnipeg Free Press", 9 May 1993.] Scott was a founding member of the Green Party of Manitoba, and has served as the party's policy expert. ["Winnipeg South Centre at a glance", "Winnipeg Free Press", 20 January 2006, A9.] He co-authored the Manitoba Clean Environment Commission's hearings into the City of Winnipeg's polluting sewage collection and treatment system in 2003, [ [http://www.ctv.ca/mini/election2006/candidates/46014_GRN.html Candidate profile for Vere Scott] , CTV, Election 2006, accessed 26 October 2006.] and in the 2006 campaign called for cities to stop dumping their sewage (treated or not) into river systems. ["Greens dump on sewage system", "Winnipeg Free Press", 14 June 2004, A5; [http://www.verescott.ca/ Vere Scott, 2006 campaign webpage] , accessed 26 October 2006.]

Patrick Metzger (Eglinton—Lawrence)

Metzger holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in French and English literature from the University of Western Ontario, and a Master of Business Administration from the Ivey School of Business. He worked fifteen years in the banking and brokerage industry, including experience with Merrill Lynch in Hong Kong. [http://www.zoominfo.com/directory/Metzger_Patrick_209630124.htm] After returning to Canada in 2001, he changed careers and became a writer and television producer. [http://www.cbc.ca/canadavotes/riding/127/] His credits include "Karma Trekkers", "World of Wealth" and "Picture This". [http://poll.imdb.com/name/nm1421074/] He received 2,520 votes (5.12%), finishing fourth against Liberal incumbent Joseph Volpe.

John Livingstone (Hamilton Centre)

Livingstone was born in Hamilton. He is a twenty-two year veteran of the Canadian Army and has served overseas in Germany and the Golan Heights, where he saw two tours of duty with the United Nations Disengagement Observer force. He was fifty-two years old at the time of the election, and was operations director for a local branch of the Canadian Corps of Commissionaires. [http://www.cbc.ca/canadavotes/riding/138/] Before joining the Green Party, he volunteered for the Liberals ("Hamilton Spectator", 13 January 2006). He received 2,022 votes (4.23%), finishing fourth against New Democratic Party incumbent David Christopherson.

Eric Walton (Kingston and the Islands)

Walton was born in Ottawa, and grew up in the Middle East, Asia and Europe ("Kingston Whig-Standard", 21 January 2006). He received an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Studies from Queen's University in 1983. He is a co-founder of Odyssey Travel and Logkit Inc., both of which he later sold. In 1992, he co-produced and directed "Ancient Futures-Learning From Ladakh", filmed on site in northern India. [http://www.kingstongreens.ca/mainPages/EricWalton.html]

Walton was the part-time Agency Director of the Kingston Environmental Action Project from 1986 to 1994 ("KWS", 7 January 2006), and was active in community affairs. He helped to re-launch the Kingston branch of the Green Party in 1992 ("KWS", 23 November 1992), and was drafted to campaign for the Green Party of Ontario in 2003 when designated candidate Chris Milburn moved to Nova Scotia.

Walton won the 2006 GPC nomination in late 2004, over George Clark and Queen's Law student Danny Gold ("KWS", 10 November 2004). He was endorsed by the "Kingston Whig-Standard" newspaper during the campaign (21 January 2006). As of 2007, he is the business manager of a medical clinic and the Green Party of Canada Shadow Cabinet Advocate/Critic for Industry and Entrepreneurship.

Lori Gadzala (Nepean—Carleton)

She is a businesswoman from Manotick, Ontario having lived there for 10 years, and previously lived in Gloucester, Ontario.

A graduate of Algonquin College, Lori runs her own private company South River Partners, a technology marketing writing and communications firm. She has previously worked for Cisco Systems, Nokia, Alcatel, and Gandalf Technologies.

Lori and her husband have received honourable mentions from the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority, and Lori is a brownie leader in her hometown, in addition to other community activities.
* [http://www.ncgreens.ca Campaign website]
* [http://ridings.greenparty.ca/article159.html Riding profile]
* [http://www.ncgreens.ca/blog/ Lori's blog]

Glenn Hubbers (Newmarket—Aurora)

Glenn Hubbers is a professional engineer and project manager who has been working in the energy industry since 1990. Glenn was instrumental in founding the Newmarket—Aurora Federal Green Party Association [http://www.newmarketauroragreens.org] . The 39th Canadian General Election was Glenn's first time running for federal office. Glenn earned 4.74% of the popular vote, placing 4th to Liberal incumbent Belinda Stronach.Glenn maintains a personal blog which can be found at http://www.hubbers.ca.
* [http://www.newmarketauroragreens.org Newmarket—Aurora Federal Green Party Association]
* [http://www.hubbers.ca Glenn's Blog]

Neil Adair (Ottawa West—Nepean)

Adair is a businessman, chemist and web designer. Raised in Ottawa, he attended Carleton University and worked for eight years at the Canadian Conservation Institute as an analytical chemist. He then worked for Vickers Instruments for four years, including three years in Santa Clara, California. Desiring a change in life, he moved to the Dominican Republic to begin a windsurfing business. He remained in that country for ten years, starting three businesses and one charity. His windsurfing business was operated by solar panels and a wind generator. [http://64.233.179.104/search?q=cache:HjwPNewrGYMJ:lookup.greenparty.ca/article173.html+%22Neil+Adair%22&hl=en&gl=ca&ct=clnk&cd=1]

Adair returned to Ottawa in 2001, and expressed an interest in working with solar and wind power. [http://temagami.carleton.ca/jmc/cnews/18102002/n2.shtml] Since then, he has undertaken extensive web design work for the Green Party. [http://newsletter.greenparty.ca/Newsletter_Archives/20050408greennews.html] Adair has campaigned for the federal party twice, and has also been a candidate of the Green Party of Ontario.

(The 2003 municipal result is taken from the "Kitchener-Waterloo Record", 12 November 2003, B8. The final official results were not significantly different.)

Ajay Krishnan (Whitby—Oshawa)

Krishnan was born in India and raised in Kuwait, and moved to Canada with his family at the start of the 1991 Gulf War. He holds a degree in Engineering Science from the University of Toronto, and is a co-founder and Vice-President of Engineering for Savvica Inc., an e-learning software company. He was twenty-three years old during the election, and describes his political background as "centre-right". [http://www.krishnan.ca/ajay.htm] He received 2,407 votes (3.60%), finishing fourth against Conservative candidate Jim Flaherty.

Jillana Bishop (Windsor West)

Bishop was born in Windsor, and graduated with Honours from Massey Secondary School ("Windsor Star", 19 December 2005). She was twenty-four years old during the election, and worked as a machine operator at Haas Precision Corporation ("Windsor Star", 10 January 2006). She declined to use campaign signs, arguing that they consume resources and pollute the landscape ("Star", 9 December 2005). She received 1,444 votes (3.03%), finishing fourth against New Democratic Party incumbent Brian Masse.

Jake Cole (Carleton—Mississippi Mills)

Jake Cole has lived in Kanata with his wife and two children for over 28 years. He is an active member of the local community, volunteering with the Scouts Canada Kanata branch, the Canadian Mental Health Association, the Earl of March Secondary School Parent's Council, and coaching community baseball, soccer and hockey.

Educated as a civil engineer in Ottawa, Jake has spent more than thirty years working as a public servant for the federal government. In that time, he has led the Canadian contingent on the International Energy Agency's projects in solar, wind, and renewable energy. He also led Canada's R-2000 Home Energy Program, created and led a unique health and well-being program for 11,000 federal employees and currently manages the Canadian Coast Guard's environmental program.

As a long standing community member, Jake has been very active in a variety of campaigns and grass roots political movements. In 1990, Jake Cole helped form the first Green Party of Canada chapter in Kanata. Jake has been an active campaigner against cosmetic pesticides use on lawns and playing fields. Jake is the communication advisor for the Canadian Organic Growers. Jake made submissions to the Kirby and Romanow Health Commissions. Jake actively campaigns for health promotion programs.

Prince Edward Island

=Sharon Labchuk (Malpeque)=

She previously ran for the Green Party in the 2004 federal election, also in Malpeque, but lost to Wayne Easter of the Liberal Party of Canada. Labchuk received 1,037 votes to Easter's 9,782.

Quebec

Benjamin Rankin (La Pointe-de-l'Île)

Ben is the youngest federal candidate in Canadian electoral history. On his 18th birthday, Rankin sought candidacy from the Green Party of Canada. Ben Rankin is a student at McGill University, pursuing a joint honours degree in political science and international development studies, with a minor concentration in economics. At McGill Rankin is also the president of the Green Party of McGill as well as Vice President of Fair Vote Canada - Montreal.

Adam Sommerfeld (Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher)

Sommerfeld is both a young politician and a veteran environmental activist. While in high school, he started the LEAF (Lisgar Environmental Action Force) organization and affiliated it with the Sierra Youth Coalition. He was also active with the OPIRG-affiliated group Enviro-Action while attending the University of Ottawa. [http://perc.ca/PEN/2003-09-10/s-jack.html] He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Concordia University in Montreal. [http://www.cbc.ca/canadavotes/riding/069/]

He joined the Green Party of Canada in 2000 at age eighteen, and campaigned under its banner in the 2000 federal election. [http://64.233.179.104/search?q=cache:8SKPgqPYDLAJ:www.greenparty.ca/index.php%3Fmodule%3Dfatcat%26fatcat%255Buser%255D%3DviewCategory%26fatcat_id%3D138%26module_title%3Dcalendar+%22Adam+Sommerfeld%22&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=27] The 2006 campaign was his third for the party.

Saskatchewan

Rick Barsky (Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar)

Barsky ran in the federal election of 1993 in Canada for election to the Canadian House of Commons as a candidate for Mel Hurtig's National Party of Canada. He ran again in the federal election of 1997 for the Canadian Action Party, and was a candidate for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in 1999 for the New Green Alliance.

More recently, Rick was the candidate in Saskatoon-Rosetown-Biggar for the Green Party of Canada in the federal elections of 2004 and 2006.

External links

* [http://www.greenparty.ca/index.php?module=fatcat&fatcat%5Buser%5D=viewCategory&fatcat_id=299 Rick Barsky's biography]

Don Cameron (Saskatoon—Wanuskewin)

Cameron was born in northeastern Saskatchewan, and attended the University of Saskatchewan. He moved to Ottawa to accept a job in the federal civil service, and later opened a consulting firm. [http://www.cbc.ca/canadavotes/riding/238/#DonCameron] His campaign emphasized a tax on junk food to combat the rising health care expenditures ("Saskatoon Star-Phoenix", 9 January 2006). He received 1,292 votes (3.59%), finishing fourth against Conservative incumbent Maurice Vellacott.

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