The Green Party of Canada fielded sixty candidates in the

1984 Canadian federal election The 1984 Canadian federal election was held on September 4, 1984, to elect members to the House of Commons of the 33rd Parliament of Canada. In one of the largest landslide victories in Canadian political history, the Progressive Conservati ...

, none of whom were elected. This was the first election that the Green Party contested. Some of the party's candidates have their own biography pages; information about others may be found here. ''This page is not yet complete.''

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Laurier: Robert Silverman

Robert Silverman is a veteran political activist in

Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple ...

. Sometimes known as "Bicycle Bob," he has taken part in several campaigns supporting bicycle use over automobiles. He was a Green Party candidate in 1984 and ran for

Montréal Écologique Montréal Écologique (MÉ) (English: Ecology Montreal) was a municipal political party that existed from 1990 to 1994 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The party's ideas were influenced by political theorist Murray Bookchin's idea of libertarian muni ...

in the 1990 municipal election; in the latter campaign, he led a march to city hall supporting more bicycle lanes and better public transit. Silverman is also a member of

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and has campaigned in support of Palestinian rights.In 2008, he spoke against the State of Israel's actions in the 2008–09 Gaza conflict. See Charlie Fidelman, "Angry Montrealers take to streets," ''Montreal Gazette'', 29 December 2008, A14.

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{{Canadian federal election, 1984A Green Party of Canada candidates in Canadian Federal elections

candidates in the 1984 Canadian federal election A candidate, or nominee, is the prospective recipient of an award or honor, or a person seeking or being considered for some kind of position; for example: * to be elected to an office — in this case a candidate selection procedure occurs. * t ...