Nicholas dePencier Wright (born May 20, 1982) is a

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business lawyer and politician. He was the founding leader of the

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and was the founding Executive Director of the Canadian animal advocacy organization Animal Justice. He is currently founder and CEO of foreign affairs publication Geopolitical Monitor and is an elected member ("Bencher") of the governing body of the

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Background and education

Wright was born in

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. He attended

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before moving to

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, where he received an honours degree in philosophy from the

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, Halifax and an MBA and a law degree from

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. He has since additionally earned an LLM in tax law from

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Politics

On March 5, 2006, Wright became the leader of the Green Party of Nova Scotia at the Party's founding convention—after winning a contested nomination vote over long time Green Party of Canada candidate and organizer Sheila Richardson."Parties and Leaders, Nick Wright"
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2006 Jun 1 On December 19, 2006, Wright announced that he would be stepping down as leader of the Green Party of Nova Scotia upon the completion of his term, which ended in May 2007. On May 1, 2019 Wright was elected 'Bencher' of the

as a representative for Toronto

Elections

In the 2006 federal election, Wright ran for the Green Party of Canada for the riding of Halifax and received 3.9% of the popular vote (1,948 votes), losing to

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incumbent and former NDP federal and provincial leader

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. Wright then led the Green Party of Nova Scotia through the

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. He ran as a candidate for the district of

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and received 4.18% of the popular vote (292 votes), losing to

candidate

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. On October 27, 2014, Wright ran for City Council in Toronto's Ward 20, losing to

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. On June 22, 2015, Wright was nominated Green Party of Canada candidate for Toronto's

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for the 2015 federal election. In the election, Wright received 3% of the popular vote (1,423 votes), losing to Liberal candidate

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. On May 1, 2019, Wright successfully ran for 'Bencher' to become part of the governing body of the

as part of a slate that sought to depoliticize the organization and reduce spending and membership fees.

Post-elections

Wright practices business law in Toronto. He frequently appeared in the media for his work in support of animal protection and civil liberties."Canada Border Services seizes lawyer's phone, laptop for not sharing passwords"
CBC 2019 May 05

Electoral record

References

External links

Wright Business Law, Nick Wright's Toronto Business Law Practice

Geopolitical Monitor, foreign affairs publication

Animal Justice, animal advocacy organization

Green Party of Nova Scotia site

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