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He ran for the Green Party in that federal election, finishing in fourth place. It took a second time to finally get elected in the May 6, 2019 by-election. [44] F Elizabeth May: Saanich—Gulf Islands: Member of Parliament Leader of the Green Party of Canada from 2006 to 2019. Parliamentary Leader of the Green Party since 2019. [45] C Megan ...
During the 2004 federal election, the Green Party of Canada became the fourth federal political party ever to run candidates in all the ridings. When the ballots were counted, the Green Party secured 4.3% of the popular vote, thereby surpassing the 2% threshold required for party financing under new Elections Canada rules.
Annamie Paul (born November 3, 1972) is a Canadian activist, lawyer, and former politician who served as the leader of the Green Party of Canada from 2020 to 2021. [2] She was the first Black Canadian and first Jewish woman to be elected leader of a federal party in Canada.
Party Leader Deputy leader(s) Green Party of Canada: Elizabeth May: Rainbow Eyes Green Party of Alberta: Vacant [1] Vacant Green Party of British Columbia: Sonia Furstenau [2] Lisa Gunderson Green Party of Manitoba: Janine Gibson [3] Dennis Bayomi Green Party of New Brunswick: David Coon: Megan Mitton & Kevin Arseneau: Green Party of Nova ...
May (right foreground) at the 2006 Green Party of Canada leadership debate. On May 9, 2006, May entered the Green Party of Canada's leadership race. [27] On August 26, 2006, May won the leadership election on the first ballot. She tallied 65.3% of the votes, beating her main rival, David Chernushenko (33.3%) and Jim Fannon (0.88%).
Several days later, her resignation was accepted by the Green Party's federal council and took effect. [16] [17] The party also cancelled the leadership review. [16] November 14 – Paul resigns as leader. November 15–19 – The party made an open call for applicants for the role of interim leader. [21] Twenty applications were received. [18]
Communist Party. The Communist Party of Canada changed its name multiple times in its history. It was founded as the Communist Party of Canada in 1921. It was underground until 1924, and founded a public face, Workers' Party of Canada, from 1922 until 1924 when the Communist Party was legalized.
Poilievre was born on June 3, 1979, [5] in Calgary, Alberta, to 16-year-old high school student Jacqueline Farrell, whose mother had recently died. [3] [6] [7] Farrell, who is of Irish-Canadian paternal descent, had planned to name him Jeff – a name he is still occasionally referred to by during adulthood – had she not placed him for adoption.