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. 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

Prince Edward Island - 4 seats

Nova Scotia - 11 seats

New Brunswick - 10 seats

Quebec - 75 seats

Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou

Patrick Rancour

Abitibi—Témiscamingue

Bruno CôtÃ

Ahuntsic (electoral district), Ahuntsic

Lynette Trembla

Alfred-Pellan (electoral district), Alfred-Pellan

Tristan Desjardins Droui

Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel

Pierre Audett

Beauce (electoral district), Beauce

Nicolas Rochett

Beauharnois—Salaberry

David Smit

Beauport—Limoilou

Luc CôtÃ

Berthier—Maskinongé

Denis Lefebvr

Bourassa (electoral district), Bourassa

François Bouche

Brossard—La Prairie

Sonia ZiadÃ

Chambly—Borduas

Olivier Ada

Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles

François Bédar

Châteauguay—Saint-Constant

Brian Sarwer-Fone

Chicoutimi—Le Fjord

Jean-François Veilleu

Compton—Stanstead

Gary Caldwel

Drummond (federal electoral district), Drummond

Réginald Gagno

Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine (electoral district), Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine

Julien Leblan

Gatineau (federal electoral district), Gatineau

David Ingli

Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia

Louis Drainvill

Hochelaga (electoral district), Hochelaga

Philippe Larochell

Honoré-Mercier (electoral district), Honoré-Mercier

Gaetan Bérar

Hull—Aylmer

Frédéric Pouyo

Jeanne-Le Ber (electoral district), Jeanne-Le Ber

Véronik Sansouc

Joliette (electoral district), Joliette

Annie Durett

Jonquière—Alma

No candidate

La Pointe-de-l'ÃŽle

Domita Cundar

Lac-Saint-Louis (electoral district), Lac-Saint-Louis

Peter Graha

LaSalle—Émard

Kristina Vitell

Laurentides—Labelle

Jacques Riga

Laurier—Sainte-Marie

Dylan Percival-Maxwel

Laval (electoral district), Laval

Eric Madelei

Laval—Les Îles

Brent Nei

Lévis—Bellechasse

Lynne Champoux-William

Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher

Danielle Morea

Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière

Shirley Picknel

Louis-Hébert (federal electoral district), Louis-Hébert

Michèle Fontain

Louis-Saint-Laurent (electoral district), Louis-Saint-Laurent

Jean Cloutie

Manicouagan (electoral district), Manicouagan

Jacques Gélinea

Marc-Aurèle-Fortin (electoral district), Marc-Aurèle-Fortin

Lise Bissonnett

Mégantic—L'Érable

Jean Guerno

Montcalm (federal electoral district), Montcalm

Michel Paulett

Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup

Claude Gaumon

Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord

Jacques Legro

Mount Royal (electoral district), Mount Royal

Tyrell Alexande

Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine

Jessica Ga

Papineau (electoral district), Papineau

Ingrid Hei

Pierrefonds—Dollard

Ryan Youn

Pontiac (federal electoral district), Pontiac

André Sylvestr

Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier

Nathan Weatherdo

Québec (electoral district), Québec

Yonnel Bonaventur

Repentigny (federal electoral district), Repentigny

Paul Fournie

Richmond—Arthabaska

François Fillo

Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques

James Morisso

Rivière-des-Mille-Îles (electoral district), Rivière-des-Mille-Îles

Marie Martine Bédar

Rivière-du-Nord (electoral district), Rivière-du-Nord

Rene Pich

Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean

Jocelyn Trembla

Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie (electoral district), Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie

Vincent Larochell

Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert

Simon Bernie

Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot

Jacques Tétreaul

Saint-Jean (federal electoral district), Saint-Jean

Pierre Trembla

Saint-Lambert (electoral district), Saint-Lambert

Diane Jouber

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.

Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel

Frank Monteleon

Saint-Maurice—Champlain

Martial Toupi

Sherbrooke (federal electoral district), Sherbrooke

No candidate.

Terrebonne—Blainville

Martin Drapea

Trois-Rivières (electoral district), Trois-Rivières

Ariane Blai

Vaudreuil—Soulanges

Jean-Yves Massene

Verchères—Les Patriotes

Annie More

Westmount—Ville-Marie

Claude William Genes

Ontario - 106 seats

Ajax—Pickering

Mikhel Harilai

Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing

Lorraine Rekman

Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale

Peter Ormon

Barrie (electoral district), Barrie

Erich Jacoby-Hawkin

Beaches—East York

Zoran Markovsk

Bramalea—Gore—Malton

Mark Pajo

Brampton—Springdale: Dave Finlay

Dave Finlay

Brampton West

Patti Chmelyk

Brant

Nora Fuete

Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound

Dick Hibm

Burlington (federal electoral district), Burlington

Marnie Mellis

Cambridge (federal electoral district), Cambridge

Scott Cosma

Carleton—Mississippi Mills

Jake Col

Chatham-Kent—Essex

Alina Abbot

Davenport (federal electoral district), Davenport

Wayne Scot

Don Valley East

Wayne Clement

Don Valley West

Georgina Wilcoc

Dufferin—Caledon

Ard Van Leeuwe

Durham (electoral district), Durham

Stephen Leah

Eglinton—Lawrence

Andrew Jame

Elgin—Middlesex—London

Noel Burgo

Essex (federal electoral district), Essex

Richard Bachynsk


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.

Etobicoke Centre (electoral district), Etobicoke Centre

Marion Schaffe

Etobicoke—Lakeshore

David Corai

Etobicoke North

Nigel Barriff

Glengarry—Prescott—Russell

Sylvie Lemieu

Guelph (electoral district), Guelph

Mike Nag

Haldimand—Norfolk

Stephana Johnsto

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. 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. 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. 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.

Halton

Amy Collar

Hamilton Centre

John Livingston

Hamilton East—Stoney Creek

Dave Hart Dyk

Hamilton Mountain (federal electoral district), Hamilton Mountain

Stephen Brothersto

Huron—Bruce

Glen Smit

Kenora (federal electoral district), Kenora

Jo Jo Holida

Kingston and the Islands

Eric Walto

Kitchener Centre

John Bithel

Kitchener—Conestoga

Jamie Krop

Kitchener—Waterloo (electoral district), Kitchener—Waterloo

Cathy MacLella

Lambton—Kent—Middlesex

Jim Johnsto

Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington

Chris Walke

Leeds—Grenville

Jeanie Warnoc

London—Fanshawe

Daniel O'Neai

London North Centre

Mary Ann Hodg

London West

Monica Jarabe

Markham—Unionville

Leonard Aitke

Mississauga—Brampton South

Grace Yogaretna

Mississauga East—Cooksville

Jaymini Bhikh

Mississauga—Erindale

Richard Pietr

Mississauga South

Richard Laushwa

Mississauga—Streetsville

Otto Casanov

Nepean—Carleton

Lori Gadzal

Newmarket—Aurora

Glenn Hubber

Niagara Falls (federal electoral district), Niagara Falls

Shawn Willic

Niagara West—Glanbrook

Sid Frer

Nickel Belt (electoral district), Nickel Belt

Frederick Twille

Nipissing—Timiskaming

Craig Bridge

Northumberland—Quinte West

Ralph Torri

Oak Ridges—Markham

Richard Taylo

Oakville (federal electoral district), Oakville

Blake Polan

Oshawa (federal electoral district), 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.

Ottawa Centre

Jen Hunte


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 at Kingston, Queen's University, where she received her honours degree in political studies. 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.

Ottawa—Orléans

Paul Maille

Ottawa South

Qais Ghane

Ottawa—Vanier

Akbar Manouss

Ottawa West—Nepean

Frances Coate

Oxford (federal electoral district), Oxford

Cathy Mot

Parkdale—High Park

Robert L. Rishchynsk

Parry Sound—Muskoka: Glen Hodgson

Glen Hodgson was raised in Orillia, Ontario, 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 at Kingston, Queen's University. A high school teacher by profession, he is also a newspaper columnist and has served on the West Parry Sound, Ontario, Parry Sound District Museum and the Georgian Bay Biosphere Reserve.

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. He has been nominated as the party's candidate for Parry Sound—Muskoka in the 2011 Canadian federal election, 2011 federal election. He briefly joined the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 1998 to support David Orchard's leadership bid.

He criticized the heightened security at the 36th G8 summit, 2010 G8 summit in Huntsville, Ontario, Huntsville and the 2010 G-20 Toronto summit, 2010 G20 summit in Toronto, and said that he would protest peacefully at the "People First! We Deserve Better" rally.

Perth—Wellington

John Cowlin

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, Port Hope, Ontario, and later worked for eight months at party headquarters in Ottawa. During the election, she noted that she was from a working class background. 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.

Berrigan was one of several people arrested on 26 June 2010, at the 2010 G-20 Toronto summit protests, 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, Toronto, 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."

Pickering—Scarborough East

Jason Becevell

Prince Edward—Hastings

Alan Coxwel

Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke

Ben Hoffma

Richmond Hill (federal electoral district), Richmond Hill

Dylan Marand

St. Catharines (federal electoral district), St. Catharines

Jim Fanno

St. Paul's (electoral district), St. Paul's

Justin Erdma

Sarnia—Lambton

Alan McKeow

Sault Ste. Marie (federal electoral district), Sault Ste. Marie

Luke Macmichae

Scarborough—Agincourt

Adrian Molde

Scarborough Centre (federal electoral district), Scarborough Centre

Ella N

Scarborough—Guildwood

Alonzo Bartle

Scarborough—Rouge River

Attila Nag

Scarborough Southwest

Stefan Dixo

Simcoe—Grey

Peter Elli

Simcoe North

Valerie Powel

Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry

David Rawnsle

Sudbury (federal electoral district), Sudbury

Gordon Harris has been a sales and marketing manager and a publisher. He moved to Greater Sudbury, Sudbury in 2002 and became president of the Sudbury Arts Council in 2007. Before joining the Green Party, he worked on election campaigns for the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario and the Liberal Party of Canada. He aligned with the Greens in the 2003 Ontario general election, 2003 provincial election, and has served on the party's provincial executive. In the 2008 election, Harris said that he was not aligned with either a right-wing or left-wing ideology.Rachel Punch, "Will Sudbury go orange?", ''Sudbury Star'', 13 October 2008, A1. He received 3,330 votes (7.75%), finishing fourth against New Democratic Party of Canada, New Democratic Party candidate Glenn Thibeault. He planned to seek the party's nomination again for the 2011 Canadian federal election, 2011 federal election, but later withdrew."Green TV production eyed for Sudbury"
''Sudbury Star'', 12 June 2009.

Thornhill (federal electoral district), Thornhill

Norbert Koeh

Thunder Bay—Rainy River

Russ Aegar

Thunder Bay—Superior North

Brendan Hughe

Timmins—James Bay

Larry Verne

Toronto Centre

Ellen Michelso

Toronto—Danforth

Sharon Howart

Trinity—Spadina

Stephen LaFreni

Vaughan (federal electoral district), Vaughan

Adrian Visenti

Welland (electoral district), Welland

Jennifer Mooradia

Wellington—Halton Hills

Brent Bouteille

Whitby—Oshawa

Doug Anderso

Willowdale (federal electoral district), Willowdale

Lou Carcasol

Windsor—Tecumseh

Kyle Prestansk

Windsor West

John Esposit

York Centre

Rosemary Fre

York—Simcoe

John Dewa

York South—Weston

Andre Papadimitrio

York West

Nick Capr

Manitoba - 14 seats

Saskatchewan - 14 seats

Alberta - 28 seats

Calgary Centre

Natalie Od

Calgary Centre-North

Eric Donova

Calgary East

Nathan Coate

Calgary Northeast

Abeed Monty Ahma

Calgary—Nose Hill

Tony Haj

Calgary Southeast

Margaret Chandle

Calgary Southwest

Kelly Christi

Calgary West

Randy Week

Crowfoot (electoral district), Crowfoot

Kaity Kettenbac

Edmonton Centre

David J. Parker]

Edmonton East

Trey Capnerhurs

Edmonton—Leduc

Valerie Kenned

Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont

David Allan Hrushk

Edmonton—St. Albert

Peter Johnsto

Edmonton—Sherwood Park

Nina Erfan

Edmonton—Spruce Grove

Wendy Walke

Edmonton—Strathcona

Jane Thral

Fort McMurray—Athabasca

Dylan Richard

Lethbridge (federal electoral district), Lethbridge

Amanda Swaga

Macleod (federal electoral district), Macleod

Jared McCollu

Medicine Hat (federal electoral district), Medicine Hat

Kevin Dod

Peace River (electoral district), Peace River

Jennifer Villebru

Red Deer (federal electoral district), Red Deer

Evan Bedfor

Vegreville—Wainwright

Will Munse

Westlock—St. Paul

Aden Murph

Wetaskiwin (federal electoral district), Wetaskiwin

Les Parson

Wild Rose (electoral district), Wild Rose

Lisa Fo

Yellowhead (electoral district), Yellowhead

Monika Schaefe

British Columbia - 36 seats

Abbotsford (electoral district), Abbotsford

Karen Duran

British Columbia Southern Interior

Andy More

Burnaby—Douglas

Doug Perr

Burnaby—New Westminster

Carrie-Ann McLare

Cariboo—Prince George

Amber van Driele

Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon

Barbara LeBea

Delta—Richmond East

Matt Lain

Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca

Brian Gordo

Fleetwood—Port Kells

Brian Newbol

Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo

Donovan Caver

Kelowna—Lake Country

Angela Rei

Kootenay—Columbia

Ralph Moor

Langley (electoral district), Langley

Patrick Meye

Nanaimo—Alberni

John Frye

Nanaimo—Cowichan

Christina Knighto

Newton—North Delta

Liz Walke

New Westminster—Coquitlam

Marshall Smit

North Vancouver (electoral district), North Vancouver

Jim Stephenso

Okanagan—Coquihalla

Dan Bouchar

Okanagan—Shuswap

Huguette Alle

Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission

Mike Gildersleev

Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam

Rod Brindamou

Prince George—Peace River

Hilary Crowle

Richmond (British Columbia federal electoral district), Richmond

Michael Wolf

Saanich—Gulf Islands

Andrew Lewi

Skeena—Bulkley Valley

Hondo Arend

South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale

David Blai

Surrey North

Dan Kashamang

Vancouver Centre

Adriane Carr]

Vancouver East

Mike Car

Vancouver Island North

Philip Ston

Vancouver Kingsway

Doug Warkenti

Vancouver Quadra

Daniel Gric

Vancouver South

Csaba Gulya

Victoria (British Columbia federal electoral district), Victoria

Adam Saa

West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country

Blair Wilson]

Yukon - 1 seat

Northwest Territories - 1 seat

Nunavut - 1 seat

See also

*Results of the Canadian federal election, 2008
*Results by riding for the Canadian federal election, 2008

References

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

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