Christopher Porter (other)
Christopher Porter is a Canadian political activist Christopher Porter may also refer to: *Christopher Porter (architect), 19th century Australian architect See also *Chris Porter (other) Chris Porter may refer to: *Chris Porter (basketball) (born 1978), American professional basketball player *Chris Porter (comedian) (born 1979), American comedian *Chris Porter (footballer, born 1885) (1885–1915), English amateur football inside ...

Christopher Porter
Christopher Robert Porter (born September 27, 1970) is a Canadian political activist and was the biggest buyer and seller of dolphins in the world. He was the leader of the small Canadian Action Party between 2010 and 2012 and was a candidate in the federal by-election in Toronto—Danforth. He lost the election to New Democratic Party candidate Craig Scott. Porter received 75 votes. From 2003 to 2009 he sold 83 dolphins around the world. In late 2009, he stated that he was leaving the dolphin-export business to become an environmental activist. In March 2010, Porter said that he had decided to release his last 17 dolphins back into the wild however the majority were not released, and died in captivity. Past work During the 1990s, Porter worked at Sealand of the Pacific, where he trained Tilikum the killer whale. Later, he worked at the Vancouver Aquarium where he was the head trainer. He was a consultant for Italy's national aquarium, Aquarium of Genoa, prior to his work i ...
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Christopher Porter (architect)
Christopher Porter (c.1801–1874) was an architect who was prominent in Geelong, Victoria in the late 1850s and 60s, and later in Brisbane, Queensland (now within Australia). Porter migrated to Victoria with his family in 1851, worked as an architect in Geelong and then Brisbane, where he was appointed City Surveyor, and then turned to farming. He designed: * Bell & Son Bakery in Geelong * Geelong Chamber of Commerce building in Moorabool Street in 1858 * Ballarat Chamber of Commerce in 1859 * Kedron Lodge in Brisbane 1860 * Normal School in Brisbane in 1860, becoming the Queensland Board of Education's first general architect * Ballarat Benevolent Society in 1866 The Geelong Chamber of Commerce was built by Boynton and Conway, demolished 1955), described as ''...a Barrabool freestone building of two storeys with an elaborate facade which included giant Corinthian order columns.'' The design of the Normal School was later thought to have included a subtle joke with '' l do ...
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