The Green Party of Canada ran a full slate of 308 candidates in the 2004 federal election. Some of these candidates have separate biography pages; relevant information about other candidates may be found here.
The candidates are listed by province and riding name.
Current leader of the
Green Party of Alberta.
Kraus was born in
Calgary, and holds a
Bachelor of Arts degree in
Political Science from the
University of Calgary. He was thirty at the time of the election, and was the Green Party's election campaign organizer for Alberta (
Calgary Herald, 8 April 2004). He worked in sales in private life, and was a radio programmer at
CJSW 90.9 FM in Calgary (
Calgary Herald, 27 June 2004 +
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Kraus is a longtime personal friend of Alberta Greens leader George Read (Edmonton Journal, 31 October 2004), and himself ran for the Alberta Greens in the 2001 provincial election.
Basham received 880 votes (2.09%), finishing fourth against
Conservative Steven Fletcher. Click
here for more information.
C. David Nickarz (Churchill)
Nickarz is a carpenter and environmental activist. He became involved with the environmental movement in
1991, while attending the
University of Manitoba. He made an unsuccessful effort the following year to prevent the capture of four
beluga whales in
Churchill, Manitoba for sale to foreign zoos and circuses. Two of the whales later died in captivity, and the Canadian government subsequently passed a law banning such exports. Party due to the actions of Nickarz and others, there have been no captures from Churchill since 1992. He has been active with the anti-whaling group
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society for many years, and has traveled as far as the
Antarctica, the
Faeroe Islands, the
Galapagos Islands,
Cape Flattery and the
Gulf of St. Lawrence as a member of the organization.
**
Nickarz was arrested in 1993 for taking part in an anti-logging protest at Clayoquot Sound in British Columbia, and was fined $1500. The fee was paid by the Green Party of Canada.* A newspaper report from this period lists him as twenty-one years old (Winnipeg Free Press, 26 September 1993).
Like most environmental activists in Manitoba, he is also strongly opposed to spraying malathion against mosquitoes in Winnipeg (Winnipeg Free Press, 1 September 2004). He has written against mechanization,* and is a Handyman by profession.
Nickarz has campaigned for both the Green Party of Canada and the provincial Green Party of Manitoba.
In 2005, David's father Jim Nickarz was arrested for protesting against malathion spraying in Winnipeg. He vowed to go on a hunger strike during his time in jail. The younger Nickarz was quoted as saying, "My father's of sound mind... he's very determined to see protest through" (Winnipeg Free Press, 28 July 2005).
Lindy Clubb is a longtime resident of
Winnipeg, and also owns a summer home in the Riding Mountain Escarpment. She is a freelance writer, researcher and editor, and has extensive experience in environmental advocacy in the region. She is the coordinator of the Mixedwood Forest Society, and is active in the 'nternational Erosion Control Association and Wolfe Creek Conservation. Clubb has also been involved in various activities with Manitoba's traditional
Ojibway community. She is a supporter of family farms (as opposed to corporate farms), and is also a supporter of
gun control.
The 2004 election was Clubb's first venture into electoral politics. She received 673 votes, about 2 % of the total cast.
Payette received 856 votes (2.46%), finishing fifth against
Brian Pallister of the
Conservative Party of Canada. See his entry
here for more information.
Backé is a young politician with a history of social activism in
Winnipeg. At age seven, he was involved in a program to assist juvenile delinquents with reading and writing skills (
Ottawa Citizen, 12 January 1989).
At the time of the election, Backé was working towards the completion of his Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Winnipeg, where he majored in Political Science and Theatre.
The 2004 election was Backé's first as a candidate. He claimed that his priorities were Senate reform and the creation of federal subsidy for ecologically-sound methods of transportation.* He received 925 votes (2.40%), finishing fourth against Liberal incumbent Raymond Simard.
Weinberg is a young politician and activist. He was born in the West Kildonan section of
Winnipeg, where his grandparents founded Miracle Bakery, a longtime north end institution. He has described himself as an environmental educator, and has taught fifth and sixth grade students about natural cycles. Weinberg is supporter of organic farming, and has an interest in holistic medicine. He protested against the use of
malathion against insects after two dead crows were allegedly found to have West Nile disease, and the provincial government suspended buffer zones by declaring a health emergency.(
National Post, 22 July 2002)
Weinberg has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from the University of Winnipeg. He has been a member of a Winnipeg organization called Jews for a Just Peace, which supports Palestinian self-determination and a two-state solution to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He took part in a protest against former Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's appearance in the city in 2002, arguing that Netanyahu "believes that more violence is a way to security".*
As of 2006, Weinberg is studying Native Studies at the University of Manitoba. He remains interested in the Israeli-Palestinian dispute, and has called for "justice and peace and mutual recognition" between Israelis and Palestinains based on human rights.*
He believes that ecoliteracy is key to transitioning from inefficient and unsustainable growth economics to localized and diversified smaller-scale economies. He has also identified biomimcry. a principle of design that replicates nature's cycles, as a powerful tool for humanity.
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Cameron was raised in
Yorkton and
Regina, in
Saskatchewan. He trained as a policeman, and was in charge of the
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Forensic Laboratory in
Winnipeg from
1983 to
1989. He moved to
Vancouver after his retirement, but returned to Winnipeg in
1999. At the time of the 2004 election, he coached swimming and was a member of the
Lifesaving Society.
*
Cameron's campaign focused on environmental issues, free education and a self-reliant economy. He received 1003 votes (2.67%), finishing fourth against Liberal cabinet minister Reg Alcock.
Cameron served as president of the Green Party of Manitoba in 2005, and appealed for Markus Buchart to remain as party leader after a period of division in the party.* He resigned his position in support of Buchart in March 2005 (Winnipeg Free Press, 14 March 2005).
He has been nominated to run for the Green Party in Winnipeg South in the 39th Canadian federal election.*
Has a
Bachelor of Science degree in
Environmental Science from
Acadia University in
Halifax,
Nova Scotia, and an Advanced Diploma in
Marine Geomatics from the
Centre of Geographic Sciences in
Lawrencetown,
Nova Scotia. Spent two months in
Costa Rica in
2000, preserving a watershed of rivers under the sponsorship of
Canada World Youth and the Conservation Corps of Newfoundland and Labrador. Has worked with an Environmental Consulting Firm at
Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador. Has also done environmental surveys in the
Gulf of Mexico. Supports the legalization of
marijuana. Was twenty-six years old at the time of the election. Received 474 votes, finishing fourth. The winning candidate was
Bill Matthews of the
Liberal Party of Canada.
Milburn received 855 votes, finishing fifth against
Liberal incumbent
Mark Eyking.
Michael G. Oddy (Halifax)
Oddy came in fourth, with 2081 votes, to
Alexa McDonough of the
New Democratic Party.
Oddy had previously run in the same riding in the Canadian federal election, 2000 where he came sixth, with 587 votes.
Hudson has a certificate in Broadcast Sales and Marketing from
Humber College. He worked as a materials supervisor in
Woodbridge at the time of the election,
and was studying part-time for a Bachelor of Arts degree in Administrative Studies from
York University.[http://www.theglobeandmail.com/elections/fed2004/candidates/generated/35007_GRN.html He received 1,927 votes (4.74%), finishing fourth against Liberal candidate
Ruby Dhalla.
Born in
Montreal, and graduated from the
University of Toronto's medical school in
1995. Medical doctor and family physician, practicing at in
Brampton at "A Healing Place", a three-story Victorian house that he manages with his wife. Practices
Chelation Therapy. Has an interest in meditation and nutritional supplements. A member of a non-violent social action group called TruthForce, and co-manages the site www.truthforce.ca. Has cited the
Mahatma Gandhi as a personal inspiration. Opposed the
2003 invasion of Iraq, and joined the Green Party as a result of this controversy. Also opposes "public-private partnerships" in health care. Focused on electoral reform and environment issues. Received 1,603 votes, finishing fourth in a field of five candidates. The winner was
Colleen Beaumier of the
Liberal Party of Canada.
Previous candidacies:
Langstaff holds a
Bachelor's Degree in
Engineering Physics and has seventeen years experience high tech sector, where he has specialized in electronic and optical hardware design. At the time of the 2004 election, he was planning to enter a
Bachelor of Education program at the
University of Ottawa to teach high school science and mathematids. Langstaff owns an
organic farm in
Pakenham, and has served on the Environmental Advisory and Plasma Arc Committees of
Mississippi Mills. He campaigned for the Pakenham seat on the Mississippi Mills council in
2003, and lost by 57 votes.
He was 42 years old in 2004.[http://www3.sympatico.ca/john.ogilvie/green/home.htm
Langstaff is a frequent candidate for the Green Party, having campaigned under its banner in 1997, 2000 and 2004. He was also a candidate of the Green Party of Ontario in 1999. He has rejected the view that the Green Party is left-wing, and has argued that it does not fit into the traditional "left-right" spectrum (Ottawa Citizen, 30 April 2004).
Teaches
English as a Second Language at
York University in
Toronto, and has worked extensively with Toronto's Latin American population. Has a degree in
Linguistics, and also works professionally as a
folk musician in the
Andean tradition. Received 1,384 votes, finishing fourth. The winning candidate was
Mario Silva of the
Liberal Party of Canada.
Previous candidacies:
Born in
Hyderabad,
India. A legal and immigration consultant in
Toronto. Has worked outside of Canada as a lawyer and lecturer. Received 605 votes, finishing fifth in a field of seven candidates. The winner was
Roy Cullen of the
Liberal Party of Canada.
Previous candidacies:
Born
1974 in
Guelph, Ontario. Has a
Bachelor of Arts degree in
Political Science from
Trent University, and has been involved in
OPIRG's
Fair Trade campaigns. A former amateur boxer, Holland also performs as a festival entertainer under the name "Tim the Juggling Fool". Is on the left wing of the Green Party, and supports
same-sex marriage. Finished fourth with 2,637 votes, just under 5% of the total cast in his riding. The winning candidate was
Barry Devolin of the
Conservative Party of Canada.
Previous candidacies:
Pavlov is a computer technician, and worked for the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board at the time of the election. She was 32 years old in
2004. While a high school student, she had a co-op placement in
Sheila Copps's constituency office.
Pavlov is an advocate for A Better Way To Live and is a member of the childfree movement, which argues that people without children are more likely to pursue environmentally-friendly lifestyles.* She received 1,378 votes, finishing fourth in a field of five candidates. The winner was Beth Phinney of the Liberal Party of Canada.
Pavlov made the following comment in the 2003 Ontario election: "Forget what you think you know about the Green Party. This isn’t a party of Birkenstock-wearing tree-huggers — those old stereotypes are a thing of the past."*
Previous candidacies:
Pavlov is a bank portfolio administrator in
Hamilton, and is also a singer and guitarist. During the mid-1990s, she wrote about the difficulties that women sometimes have in being taken seriously as musicians (
Hamilton Spectator, 10 April 1995). She was active in protests against the
Red Hill Expressway, a project which many environmentalists in Hamilton regard as ecologically unsound (
Spectator, 21 June 2004).
Pavlov's sister, Jo Pavlov, has also campaigned for the Green Party (Spectator, 29 June 2004).
She received 1,422 votes (3.21%), finishing fourth against New Democrat David Christopherson.
Balfour was born in
Toronto and raised in
Jamaica. She moved to
Washington,
D.C. at age twenty-four after being recruited by the
World Bank, and later studied Science and Anthropology at
McGill University in
Montreal. Since the 1980s, she has been a self-employed "success coach, international speaker and workshop facilitator".
She moved to Kingston, Ontario in 1999, and was 48 years old at the time of the 2004 election (Kingston Whig-Standard, 26 June 2004). Balfour was chosen as the GPC nominee over Queen's University professor George Clark,* and finished fourth against Liberal incumbent Peter Milliken with 3,339 votes (6.13%), one of the strongest showings for the Green Party in Ontario.
Was 52 years old at the time of the election. A resident of
Waterloo for 24 years prior to the election. Manages a small manufacturing plant, and leads a tri-city peer counselling network. Teaches peer counselling to adults. A founding member of the Seven Generations Network, and a member of the Laurel Creek Citizens' Committee. Manages the books for Kitchener-Waterloo
Fair Trade Coffee. Sings with the
Raging Grannies. Received 3,277 votes, finishing fourth in a field of six candidates. The winner was
Andrew Telegdi of the
Liberal Party of Canada.
Previous candidacies:
Baranyi was born in
1961 in
Elliot Lake,
Ontario. He enrolled at
McMaster University in
1980 as an engineer, and left the following year to join the Canada World Youth Exchange Program. He lived in a small village in northern
Sumatra,
Indonesia for a year, where he was troubled by the local practices of
Shell Oil and the effects of industrial capitalism on traditional communities. He later joined the
non-government organization Plenty Canada, promoting
soy production and nutritional projects in the Caribbean. More recently, Baranyi has worked as a tree planter and carpenter, and designs environmentally-friendly houses. With his wife, owns the vegetarian food company Pulse Foods.
* He was 42 years old in 2004 (
Ottawa Citizen, 2 June 2004).
Baranyi campaigned for the House of Commons as an independent candidate in the 2000 election, and ran for the Green Party of Ontario in 2003. In the latter campaign, he opposed a proposed Ottawa River boat bypass around Chats Dam (Ottawa Citizen, 12 September 2003). He received 2,736 votes (4.84%) in 2004, finishing fourth against Conservative candidate Scott Reid.
Previous candidacies:
Born in
Niagara Falls, Ontario. Has academic degrees from
Trent University and
Queen's University. Operates a legal research company. Also has several certifications from sports/fitness groups around the country, and is a personal trainer at Goodlife Fitness. A folk musician, and has exhibited artworks at the London Fringe Festival. Supports
same-sex marriage. Received 2,376 votes, finishing fourth in a field of six candidates. The winner was
Joe Fontana of the
Liberal Party of Canada.
Previous candidacies:
Born in
Brazil, and moved to Canada in
1989 as a teenager. Was a naval reservist in the 1990s, and is now a Naval Officer involved in the Canadian Forces Cadet Movement. A founding member of Brasilnet, supporting Brazilian professionals and promoting diversity within Canada. Works as an In-Charge Flight Attendant (Purser), and was a prominent member of the Canadian Airlines Employees Charitable Foundation. Also a computer animated drafting technologist, and the operations coordinator of the
Green Party of Ontario. His father,
Paulo Simas, is also a member of the GPO executive. Was working toward a
Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology at the time of the election. Has formally presented green policies initiatives to
Mississauga mayor
Hazel McCallion. Has criticized former leader
Joan Russow for leaving the Green Party in favour of the
NDP.
* Received 1,525 votes, finishing fourth in a field of five candidates. The winner was
Navdeep Bains of the
Liberal Party of Canada.
Previous candidacies:
Walker was born in
Oakville,
Ontario. He moved to
Kingston for service in the naval reserve, and graduated from
Queen's University in
1985 with a
Bachelor of Arts degree in
Psychology. Walker worked for a development company in
Toronto for four years, and returned to Kingston in
1993 to work as a home renovator and renewable energy consultant (
Kingston Whig-Standard, 10 May 1997). He was 42 years old in 2004.
*
Walker is a frequent candidate for the GPC and the provincial Green Party of Ontario. He ran an entirely solo campaign in the 1997 federal election, working without a riding association or election scrutineers. After the election, he helped to build a Green Party association in Kingston (KWS, 3 June 1997).
He is not a candidate in the 2006 election.
Born in the Niagara region. Was educated at
Brock University, the
University of Guelph and
York University. Has a
Master of Arts degree in Political Science. 53 years old at the time of the election. Owner of Niagara Custom Homes. A member of the Town of
Lincoln's Municipal Heritage Committee. Was a
Progressive Conservative in the 1970s, and became a founding member of the Green Party in
1983. Was a policy advisor to the
Green Party of Ontario in the late 1980s. Received 1,761 votes, finishing fourth in a field of six candidates. The winner was
Dean Allison of the
Conservative Party of Canada.
Previous candidacies:
Chernushenko received an endorsement from the
Ottawa Citizen, and won 4,730 votes for a strong fourth-place finish. The winning candidate was
Ed Broadbent of the
New Democratic Party.
Chernushenko later became deputy leader of the GPC. See his biography page for more details.
Thierrin has two
Master's Degrees: one in
Environmental Science from the
University of Calgary, the other in Library and Information Science from the
University of Western Ontario. He has worked as Records Manager for the
Alberta Ministry of the Environment. During the 1990s, he worked as a sustainable agriculture consultant. Thierrin has also worked with Canadian Organic Growers, and has been associated with franco-Albertan organizations. Thierrin has published articles on numerous subjects. In
2001, he was arrested and detained for taking part in that year's
FTAA protests.
He received 3,628 votes (6.9%) for a fourth-place finish. The winner was Mauril Belanger of the Liberal Party of Canada.
On May 11, 2005, he received the Green Party nomination for Ottawa—Vanier for the next federal election.
Previous candidacies:
Adair received 2,748 votes (4.79%), finishing fourth against
Liberal Marlene Catterall. See his entry
here for more information.
Has a
Bachelor of Arts degree in History from the
University of Toronto, and a
Master of Arts degree in English from
Cambridge University in
England. Taught at
Trinity College at the University of Toronto from
1955 to
1988, and was head of the English Department for fifteen years. Now leads an annual twelve-week course for families coping with mental illness. In
1995, led his local community to reject a government proposal which would have brought radioactive and toxic waste into the region. Received 2,130 votes, finishing fourth. The winning candidate was
Daryl Kramp of the
Conservative Party of Canada.
Previous candidacies:
Van Dalen was 36 years of age at the time of the election, and had been running a
concierge service in Toronto for five years. He joined the Green Party in
2001, having previously been a member of the
Progressive Conservative Party in
St. Paul's. He has promoted solar and wind energy.
*
He received 1,520 votes (4.00%) in the 2004 election, finishing fourth against Liberal incumbent Tom Wappel. He has been nominated again as the Green Party candidate for Scarborough Southwest in the 39th Canadian federal election.
Fannon received 1,927 votes (3.66%), finishing fourth against
Liberal incumbent
Walt Lastewka.
Works at
Rogers Media, and is also a longtime volunteer in community radio. Uses the stage name "DJ Skip". Formerly on the management board of
CKLU-FM in
Greater Sudbury, and helped the station get its FM licence. Hosts a
ska music program, and was the executive producer of
Skanadian Club Volume 4. Former manager of The Smokers, and produced
Package Deal, their first album. Raised in
Northern Ontario. Vegetarian. Chair of the
Greater Toronto Area group of the
Sierra Club of Canada. Was the GPC administration chair and
Green Party of Ontario office manager from
1998 to
2000, and the GPO Secretary in
2002-
03. Since 2003, he has represented Ontario on the GPC federal council. Party advocate for issues of citizenship and culture. Supports the legalization of
marijuana. Apparently intended to run for the GPC in
Don Valley East in the
2000 federal election, but did not appear on the ballot. Received 2,259 votes in 2004, finishing fourth in a field of eight candidates.
Previous candidacies:
Bouteiller received 2,725 votes (5.43%), finishing fourth against
Conservative candidate
Michael Chong.
MacDonald was 28 years old at the time of the election, and was a customer service professional.
* He had previously campaigned for the
Green Party of Ontario in the
2003 provincial election, and finished fourth against
Progressive Conservative Jim Flaherty with 1,375 votes.
He received 2,759 votes (4.85%) in the 2004 election, finishing fourth against Liberal incumbent Judi Longfield.
Spring was born in
1964 in
Shelburne,
Nova Scotia. He moved to
Windsor in his youth, graduated from Essex District High School in
1982, and entered the workforce after his graduation.
He served two years with the 21st Windsor Service Battalion as a reservist vehicle technician.[http://www.cbc.ca/canadavotes2004/riding/209/#rp Spring is an auto worker, and a veteran environmental activist in
Windsor. He has served on the city's Environmental Advisory Committee, has been a member of the Citizens Environmental Alliance since
1985 (
Windsor Star, 25 September 1998), and chaired the
Canadian Auto Workers Local 444 environmental committee (
Windsor Star, 22 October 1999). In 1998, he was part of a successful protest against the construction of a rock-crushing facility near a residential area (
Windsor Star, 20 October 1998). He was also a member of Friends of Marshfield Woods in
2000, and unsuccessfully tried to prevent a logging operation in the area (
Windsor Star, 17 January 2000).
Spring joined the Green Party in 2000, and worked as campaign manager for Green Party candidates Chris Holt and Cary M. Lucier in the 2003 provincial election (Windsor Star, 15 September 2003). He received 1,545 votes (3.50%) in the 2004 election, finishing fourth against New Democratic Party candidate Brian Masse.
Greenfield (born 1967) is a veteran environmental activist, property manager, poet, singer and frequent candidate for public office (Saskatoon-Wanuskewin, 25 November 2000). He is an opponent of genetically-modified foods, has participated in anti-nuclear protests in Saskatchewan, and helped establish a LETS bartering system. Greenfield has also participated in marches against the Free Trade Area of the Americas and the Group of Eight.* He was thirty-two years old at the time of his first campaign, in 1999 (Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, 19 October 1999).
He has campaigned for both the Green Party of Canada and the Saskatchewan New Green Alliance. He was elected as Saskatchewan's representative to the Green Party executive in 2004.*
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