- Scott McKay
Scott McKay (born c.
1961 ) is aCanadian politician, a former leader of theGreen Party of Quebec , and a formerMontreal council member. [CNEWS: [http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Politics/2006/05/28/1602686-cp.html Green Party of Quebec rejects merger] ]Background
McKay was born to a
francophone mother and ananglophone father in the city ofMontréal-Est . [La Presse: Portrait de Scott McKay [http://www.cyberpresse.ca/article/20061017/CPACTUALITES/610170785&SearchID=73260136745614] ] He has completed aM.Sc. in Environmental sciences and is currently working in the field of water treatment.Municipal Politics
In
1986 , he was elected toMontreal 'sCity Council as candidate ofJean Doré 's "Rassemblement des citoyens et citoyennes de Montréal (RCM)" for the district of Honoré-Beaugrand. He was re-elected in1990 , but lost toIvon Le Duc in1994 as Pierre Bourque became Mayor.Provincial Politics
McKay became Leader of the
Green Party of Quebec onMay 28 ,2006 . [ [http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://www.flambeaudelest.com/article-18357-Scott-McKay-elu-chef-du-Parti-vert-du-Quebec.html&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=6&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3D%2522Scott%2BMcKay%2522%252BQuebec%26start%3D20%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DN Scott McKay elected chief of the Green Party of Quebec] (Google Translation of [http://www.flambeaudelest.com/article-18357-Scott-McKay-elu-chef-du-Parti-vert-du-Quebec.html Scott McKay élu chef du Parti vert du Québec] )] The party ran candidates in 108 out ofQuebec 's 125 districts in 2007. None of them were elected. McKay himself finished fourth in the district of Bourget with 2,632 ballots and about 8.09% of the vote. The winner wasDiane Lemieux of theParti Québécois .McKay lost the party leadership at a convention held in
Trois-Rivières on March 29, 2008.Guy Rainville had won a mail-in vote with 268 ballots (54%) against McKay's 225. Nonetheless, McKay confirmed that he is the Green candidate in theby-election that has been called as a result of Lemieux's resignation in the district of Bourget. [ [http://www.radio-canada.ca/nouvelles/Politique/2008/03/29/001-parti-vert-rainville-chef.shtml?ref=rss Guy Rainville crée la surprise, Radio-Canada, March 29, 2008] ]See also
*
List of Green party leaders in Canada References
External links
* [http://www.quebecvert.org/en/ Green Party of Québec - Official Website]
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