Green Party of Canada
Green Party of Canada Parti vert du Canada | |
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| Leader | Elizabeth May |
| President | Jean-Luc Cooke |
| Founded | 1983 |
| Headquarters | 116 Albert Street Suite 812 Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5G3 |
| Youth wing | Young Greens of Canada |
| Ideology | Green politics Green liberalism |
| Political position | Centre[1][2][3] |
| Continental affiliation | Federation of the Green Parties of the Americas[4] |
| International affiliation | Global Greens[5] |
| Colours | Green |
| Seats in the Senate | 0 / 105 |
| Seats in the House of Commons | 2 / 338 |
| Website | |
| greenparty | |
The Green Party of Canada is a federal political party based in Canada. The party holds 2 of 338 seats in the Canadian Parliament.
Although the party has had both leftist and centrist factions throughout their history, many of the members think that the left wing-right wing political spectrum doesn't capture the ecological orientation of an evolving Green Party.
The leader of the party is Elizabeth May. She was voted as leader when she defeated David Chernushenko and Jim Fannon in the leadership race with 65% of the vote on the first ballot.
On 2 May 2011, May was voted in the 2011 Canadian federal election. This made her the first member of the Green Party in history to sit in the House of Commons.[6] On 6 May 2019, Paul Manly was voted in a by-election in the riding of Nanaimo—Ladysmith. He became the second member of the Green Party in history to sit in the House of Commons.[7]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Alan Whitehorn. "Green Party of Canada". The Canadian Encyclopedia.
- ↑ Jon H. Pammett; Christopher Dornan (2006). The Canadian Federal Election of 2006. Dundurn. p. 146. ISBN 978-1-4597-1862-3.
- ↑ "National Post View: The Greens' failure to launch". National Post. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- ↑ "Federación de Partidos Verdes de las Américas". Fpva.org.mx. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
- ↑ [1] Global Greens: Greens Elected in Federal Single Seat Elections
- ↑ Hunter, Justine (2 May 2011). "Elizabeth May wins first seat for Greens". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ↑ Zussman, Richard; Little, Simon (7 May 2019). "Greens claim historic 2nd federal seat with upset byelection win in Nanaimo-Ladysmith". Global News. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
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