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, Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley, Jonquière—Alma, Saint-Laurent—Cartierville, Sherbrooke.
[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 Rancourt[Abitibi—Témiscamingue]
Bruno CôtéAhuntsic">Ahuntsic (electoral district)">Ahuntsic
Lynette TremblayAlfred-Pellan">Alfred-Pellan (electoral district)">Alfred-Pellan
Tristan Desjardins Drouin[Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel]
Pierre AudetteBeauce">Beauce (electoral district)">Beauce
Nicolas Rochette[Beauharnois—Salaberry]
David Smith[Beauport—Limoilou]
Luc Côté[Berthier—Maskinongé]
Denis LefebvreBourassa">Bourassa (electoral district)">Bourassa
François Boucher[Brossard—La Prairie]
Sonia Ziadé[Chambly—Borduas]
Olivier Adam[Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles]
François Bédard[Châteauguay—Saint-Constant]
Brian Sarwer-Foner[Chicoutimi—Le Fjord]
Jean-François Veilleux[Compton—Stanstead]
Gary CaldwellDrummond">Drummond (electoral district)">Drummond
Réginald GagnonGaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine">Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine (electoral district)">Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine
Julien LeblancGatineau">Gatineau (electoral district)">Gatineau
David Inglis[Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia]
Louis DrainvilleHochelaga">Hochelaga (electoral district)">Hochelaga
Philippe LarochelleHonoré-Mercier">Honoré-Mercier (electoral district)">Honoré-Mercier
Gaetan Bérard[Hull—Aylmer]
Frédéric PouyotJeanne-Le Ber">Jeanne-Le Ber (electoral district)">Jeanne-Le Ber
Véronik SansoucyJoliette">Joliette (electoral district)">Joliette
Annie Durette[Jonquière—Alma]
No candidateLa Pointe-de-l'Île">La Pointe-de-l'Île (electoral district)">La Pointe-de-l'Île
Domita CundariLac-Saint-Louis">Lac-Saint-Louis (electoral district)">Lac-Saint-Louis
Peter Graham[LaSalle—Émard]
Kristina Vitelli[Laurentides—Labelle]
Jacques Rigal[Laurier—Sainte-Marie]
Dylan Percival-MaxwellLaval">Laval (electoral district)">Laval
Eric Madelein[Laval—Les Îles]
Brent Neil[Lévis—Bellechasse]
Lynne Champoux-Williams[Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher]
Danielle Moreau[Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière]
Shirley PicknellLouis-Hébert">Louis-Hébert (electoral district)">Louis-Hébert
Michèle FontaineLouis-Saint-Laurent">Louis-Saint-Laurent (electoral district)">Louis-Saint-Laurent
Jean CloutierManicouagan">Manicouagan (electoral district)">Manicouagan
Jacques GélineauMarc-Aurèle-Fortin">Marc-Aurèle-Fortin (electoral district)">Marc-Aurèle-Fortin
Lise Bissonnette[Mégantic—L'Érable]
Jean GuernonMontcalm">Montcalm (electoral district)">Montcalm
Michel Paulette[Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup]
Claude Gaumond[Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord]
Jacques LegrosMount Royal">Mount Royal (electoral district)">Mount Royal
Tyrell Alexander[Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine]
Jessica GalPapineau">Papineau (electoral district)">Papineau
Ingrid Hein[Pierrefonds—Dollard]
Ryan YoungPontiac">Pontiac (electoral district)">Pontiac
André Sylvestre[Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier]
Nathan WeatherdonQuébec">Québec (electoral district)">Québec
Yonnel BonaventureRepentigny">Repentigny (electoral district)">Repentigny
Paul Fournier[Richmond—Arthabaska]
François Fillon[Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques]
James MorissonRivière-des-Mille-Îles">Rivière-des-Mille-Îles (electoral district)">Rivière-des-Mille-Îles
Marie Martine BédardRivière-du-Nord">Rivière-du-Nord (electoral district)">Rivière-du-Nord
Rene Piche[Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean]
Jocelyn TremblayRosemont—La Petite-Patrie">Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie (electoral district)">Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie
Vincent Larochelle[Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert]
Simon Bernier[Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot]
Jacques TétreaultSaint-Jean">Saint-Jean (electoral district)">Saint-Jean
Pierre TremblaySaint-Lambert">Saint-Lambert (electoral district)">Saint-Lambert
Diane Joubert[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 Monteleone[Saint-Maurice—Champlain]
Martial ToupinSherbrooke">Sherbrooke (electoral district)">Sherbrooke
No candidate.[Terrebonne—Blainville]
Martin DrapeauTrois-Rivières">Trois-Rivières (electoral district)">Trois-Rivières
Ariane Blais[Vaudreuil—Soulanges]
Jean-Yves Massenet[Verchères—Les Patriotes]
Annie Morel[Westmount—Ville-Marie]
Claude William Genest[Ontario] - 106 seats
[Ajax—Pickering]
Mikhel Harilaid[Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing]
Lorraine Rekmans[Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale]
Peter OrmondBarrie">Barrie (electoral district)">Barrie
Erich Jacoby-Hawkins[Beaches—East York]
Zoran Markovski[Bramalea—Gore—Malton]
Mark Pajot[Brampton—Springdale]: Dave Finlay
Dave Finlay[Brampton West]
Patti ChmelykBrant">Brant (electoral district)">Brant
Nora Fueten[Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound]
Dick HibmaBurlington">Burlington (electoral district)">Burlington
Marnie MellishCambridge">Cambridge (electoral district)">Cambridge
Scott Cosman[Carleton—Mississippi Mills]
Jake Cole[Chatham-Kent—Essex]
Alina AbbottDavenport">Davenport (electoral district)">Davenport
Wayne Scott[Don Valley East]
Wayne Clements[Don Valley West]
Georgina Wilcock[Dufferin—Caledon]
Ard Van LeeuwenDurham">Durham (electoral district)">Durham
Stephen Leahy[Eglinton—Lawrence]
Andrew James[Elgin—Middlesex—London]
Noel BurgonEssex">Essex (electoral district)">Essex
Richard BachynskyRichard 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">Etobicoke Centre (electoral district)">Etobicoke Centre
Marion Schaffer[Etobicoke—Lakeshore]
David Corail[Etobicoke North]
Nigel Barriffe[Glengarry—Prescott—Russell]
Sylvie LemieuxGuelph">Guelph (electoral district)">Guelph
Mike Nagy[Haldimand—Norfolk]
Stephana Johnston[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, finishing fourth against Conservative incumbent Barry Devolin.Halton">Halton (electoral district)">Halton
Amy Collard[Hamilton Centre]
John Livingstone[Hamilton East—Stoney Creek]
Dave Hart DykeHamilton Mountain">Hamilton Mountain (electoral district)">Hamilton Mountain
Stephen Brotherston[Huron—Bruce]
Glen SmithKenora">Kenora (electoral district)">Kenora
Jo Jo Holiday[Kingston and the Islands]
Eric Walton[Kitchener Centre]
John Bithell[Kitchener—Conestoga]
Jamie KropfKitchener—Waterloo">Kitchener—Waterloo (electoral district)">Kitchener—Waterloo
Cathy MacLellan[Lambton—Kent—Middlesex]
Jim Johnston[Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington]
Chris Walker[Leeds—Grenville]
Jeanie Warnock[London—Fanshawe]
Daniel O'Neail[London North Centre]
Mary Ann Hodge[London West]
Monica Jarabek[Markham—Unionville]
Leonard Aitken[Mississauga—Brampton South]
Grace Yogaretnam[Mississauga East—Cooksville]
Jaymini Bhikha[Mississauga—Erindale]
Richard Pietro[Mississauga South]
Richard Laushway[Mississauga—Streetsville]
Otto Casanova[Nepean—Carleton]
Lori Gadzala[Newmarket—Aurora]
Glenn HubbersNiagara Falls">Niagara Falls (electoral district)">Niagara Falls
Shawn Willick[Niagara West—Glanbrook]
Sid FrereNickel Belt">Nickel Belt (electoral district)">Nickel Belt
Frederick Twilley[Nipissing—Timiskaming]
Craig Bridges[Northumberland—Quinte West]
Ralph Torrie[Oak Ridges—Markham]
Richard TaylorOakville">Oakville (electoral district)">Oakville
Blake PolandOshawa">Oshawa (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 HunterHunter 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, 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 Maillet[Ottawa South]
Qais Ghanem[Ottawa—Vanier]
Akbar Manoussi[Ottawa West—Nepean]
Frances CoatesOxford">Oxford (electoral district)">Oxford
Cathy Mott[Parkdale—High Park]
Robert L. Rishchynski[Parry Sound—Muskoka]: Glen Hodgson
Glen Hodgson was raised in 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. A high school teacher by profession, he is also a newspaper columnist and has served on the West 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 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 2010 G8 summit in Huntsville and the 2010 G20 summit in Toronto, and said that he would protest peacefully at the "People First! We Deserve Better" rally.
[Perth—Wellington]
John CowlingPeterborough">Peterborough (electoral district)">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, 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, 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 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 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."