Camille Labchuk

… and I have held on to my position as Ontario Representative on the Green Party’s Federal Council. THANK YOU!

The Council elections results are as follows:

Councilor at Large: Huguette Allen, Susan Stratton, Donna Dillman, David Coon, Dan Murray

PEI: Jeremy Stiles

NB: Burt Folkins

NS: Sheila Richardson

QC: Sameer Muldeen

ON: Camille Labchuk

MB: Michael Moreau

AB: Peter Johnston

Territories: Kim Melton

I’m looking forward to working with the solid team of incoming councilors. It is disappointing, however, that many strong Council candidates did not win, especially current Chair Kate Storey, whose dedication and insight have been unparalleled during her time on Council. It’s good news that six women were elected. I wrote about gender equity on Council last month, and although the incoming Council is still short on women, this is progress.

I’m impressed — but not surprised — that members have elected Council candidates who emphasize respect and cooperation, as opposed to those who seem preoccupied with settling personal scores and publicly badmouthing the leadership, staff and volunteers of the Green Party.

I applaud every Green who took the time to cast a ballot in the Council elections. A huge thanks to my supporters, and a round of applause for Robert Routledge, who also ran for Ontario Representative. Although I have yet to meet him, I’m impressed by Robert’s background and ideas, and look forward to his future contributions.

I promise to continue working  hard to represent Ontario Greens while on Council, while also focusing on preparing our party to crank it up a notch by sending a Green MP to Ottawa in the next election. We have a lot to accomplish, and I welcome your input. Please feel free to contact me anytime with questions, concerns, suggestions or ideas, at camille -at- greenparty.ca.