Council election results are in…

… 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 [...]

Could Saanich—Gulf Islands send May to Parliament?

A Barbara Yaffe column in the Vancouver Sun this week prompted a series of media stories speculating that Green Party leader Elizabeth May will run in Saanich—Gulf Islands (SGI) in the next federal election. Yaffe may have jumped the gun on this one, as a final decision has yet to be made (note the absence [...]

Council gender equity needs work

The list of candidates vying for a seat on the Green Party’s Federal Council is now available, and the consensus in the Green Party Women’s Caucus is that the low proportion of women in the race is a huge disappointment. Of 28 hopefuls, only eight are women. That’s barely over one quarter.
Worse, there is no [...]

Green Party council elections get underway

You may know that I presently have the honour and pleasure of representing Ontario on federal council, the governing body of the Green Party of Canada. I joined council in January of this year, filling a vacancy left when my predecessor had to step down. Most council positions are up for election over the summer–mine [...]