Green Party candidates, 2004 Canadian federal election

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.

Alberta

=George Read (Calgary Southeast)=

Current leader of the Green Party of Alberta.

Darcy Kraus (Calgary Southwest)

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 + [http://www.theglobeandmail.com/elections/fed2004/candidates/generated/48008_GRN.html]

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.

External sources

* [http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:Q7mGp5PhRzcJ:www.greenparty.mb.ca/candidates03/alonweinberg.html+%22Alon+Weinberg%22&hl=en 2004 candidate's biography] (cached)
* [http://www.cbc.ca/canadavotes/riding/225/ 2004 CBC Summary] (halfway down the page)

Ron Cameron (Winnipeg South)

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". [http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:YG6duSsHmRkJ:www.greenparty.ca/index.php%3Fmodule%3Dfatcat%26fatcat%255Buser%255D%3DviewCategory%26fatcat_id%3D288%26module_title%3Dcalendar+%22Ron+Cameron%22+%22Green+Party%22&hl=en]

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. [http://www.cbc.ca/manitoba/story/mb_green-party-20050311.html] 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. [http://eglaw.greenparty.ca/index.php?module=fatcat&fatcat%5Buser%5D=viewCategory&fatcat_id=288]

Ian Scott (Winnipeg South Centre)

Raised in the upscale River Heights section of Winnipeg, Scott has been involved in local community organizations such as Take Pride Winnipeg!, a group which seeks to increase civic responsibility. In 2003, he received the "Young Civic Leader's Award" from Kelvin High School.

Scott's campaign in 2004 focused primarily on environmental issues, including recycling and anti-idling campaigns. He received 1508 votes, close to 4% of the total cast in the riding. This was the party's second-best showing in the city.

Newfoundland and Labrador

Justin Dollimont (Random—Burin—St. George's)

Has a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Science from Acadia University in Wolfville, 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.

Nova Scotia

Chris Milburn (Sydney—Victoria)

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.

Ontario

Nick Hudson (Brampton—Springdale)

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, [http://www.cbc.ca/canadavotes/riding/114/] 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.

anjeev Goel (Brampton West)

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:

*2003 Ontario provincial election: received 820 votes (2.14%) in Brampton Centre as a candidate of the Green Party of Ontario (winning candidate: Linda Jeffrey, Liberal)

tuart Langstaff (Carleton—Lanark)

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. [http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:8Hr_rEf6Y9gJ:www.greenparty.ca/index.php%3Fmodule%3Dfatcat%26fatcat%255Buser%255D%3DviewCategory%26fatcat_id%3D181%26module_title%3Dcalendar+%22Stuart+Langstaff%22&hl=en] 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).

Mark Viitala (Trinity—Spadina)

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 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:
*2003 Ontario provincial election: received 1,236 votes in Eglinton—Lawrence for a fourth place finish, as a candidate of the Green Party of Ontario (winning candidate: Mike Colle, Liberal)

Brent Bouteiller (Wellington—Halton Hills)

Bouteiller received 2,725 votes (5.43%), finishing fourth against Conservative candidate Michael Chong.

Michael MacDonald (Whitby—Oshawa)

MacDonald was 28 years old at the time of the election, and was a customer service professional. [http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:H5PiFab8CtkJ:www.greenparty.ca/index.php%3Fmodule%3Dfatcat%26fatcat%255Buser%255D%3DviewCategory%26fatcat_id%3D268%26module_title%3Dcalendar+%22Michael+MacDonald%22+%22Green+Party%22&hl=en] 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.

Rob Spring (Windsor West)

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. [http://www.windsorgreens.ca/2004/robBio.htm] 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.

Saskatchewan

David Greenfield (Saskatoon—Wanuskewin)

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. [http://www.cbc.ca/canadavotes2004/riding/238/#c4] 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. [http://web.greenparty.ca/gm29aug05.html]

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