Green Party of Canada candidates in the 2008 Canadian federal election

This is a list of nominated candidates for the Green Party of Canada in the 40th Canadian federal election. Candidates ran in all but five ridings: Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte (NL), Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley (NS), Jonquière—Alma (QC), Saint-Laurent—Cartierville (QC), Sherbrooke (QC).

Newfoundland and Labrador - 7 seats RidingCandidateNotesGenderResidenceOccupationVotes%RankAvalonM7132.174thBonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—WindsorM5681.984thHumber—St. Barbe—Baie Verteno candidate0LabradorF3023.914thRandom—Burin—St. George'sF4621.984thSt. John's EastM5861.384thSt. John's South—Mount PearlM6431.864th

Prince Edward Island - 4 seats RidingCandidateNotesGenderResidenceOccupationVotes%RankCardiganF7133.715thCharlottetownF8584.834thEgmontF626 3.394thMalpequeM1,2916.864th

Nova Scotia - 11 seats RidingCandidateNotesGenderResidenceOccupationVotes%RankCape Breton—CansoM2,6927.284thCentral NovaParty leader.FEnvironmentalist12,62032.242ndCumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valleyno candidate0Dartmouth—Cole HarbourM2,4175.964thHalifaxM3,8918.724thHalifax WestM2,9217.084thKings—HantsM2,3536.244thSackville—Eastern ShoreF2,0335.154thSouth Shore—St. Margaret'sM2,0905.234thSydney—VictoriaM1,9415.544thWest NovaM2,1145.014th

New Brunswick - 10 seats RidingCandidateNotesGenderResidenceOccupationVotes%RankAcadie—BathurstF9042.014thBeauséjourM3,1877.194thFrederictonF4,27310.164thFundy RoyalM2,4437.324thMadawaska—RestigoucheM1,3673.754thMiramichiM1,1073.854thMoncton—Riverview—DieppeF4,0378.794thNew Brunswick SouthwestM1,6675.564thSaint JohnM1,8885.424thTobique—MactaquacM1,8105.764th

Quebec - 75 seats RidingCandidateNotesGenderResidenceOccupationVotes%RankBas-Richelieu—Nicolet—BécancourLaplante was eighteen years old at the time of the election and was a student in Quebec City.Canada Votes 2008: Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, retrieved 6 August 2009; Canada Votes 2008: Fresh Faces - Quebec, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, retrieved 6 August 2009.FStudent1,3342.725thBrome—MissisquoiBrassard was born in Montreal and has a diploma in financial administration from the Université du Québec à Montréal.Élections Bromont 2009, Candidate Pierre Brassard. Retrieved 18 November 2010. He worked for Hydro Quebec from 1960 to 1996.Joshua Bleser, "Three councillor races in Bromont," Sherbrooke Record, 3 November 2005, p. 5. He was elected to the Bromont city council in a 2000 by-election and served for two years before being defeated in 2002. He later attempted to return to council in 2005 and 2009.Simon-Olivier Lorange, Confiance renouvelée en Pauline Quinlan, La Voix de l'Est, 2 November 2009. Retrieved 18 November 2010.Brassard's electoral record is as follows:

Election Division Party Votes % Place Winner 2000 Bromont by-election Councillor, Ward Two n/a elected 1/? himself 2002 Bromont municipal Councillor, Ward Two n/a 205 37.68 2/2 Patrick Charbonneau 2005 Bromont municipal Councillor, Ward Four n/a 210 33.07 2/2 Paul Rolland 2008 federal Brome—Missisquoi Green 1,784 3.58 5/6 Christian Ouellet, Bloc Québécois 2009 Bromont municipal Councillor, Ward Four n/a 64 9.55 4/4 Marie-Ève LagacéSources: Maurice Crossfield, "Quinlan re-elected Bromont mayor by landslide," Sherbrooke Record, 4 November 2002, p. 10; Élections Bromont 2002, Candidate Pierre Brassard, retrieved 18 November 2010; Joshua Bleser, "Pauline Quinlan returned as mayor of Bromont," Sherbrooke Record, 7 November 2005, p. 4; Canada Votes 2008: Brome—Missisquoi, candidate profiles, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, retrieved 18 November 2010; Official Results: 2008 election, Elections Canada; Simon-Olivier Lorange, Confiance renouvelée en Pauline Quinlan, 2 November 2009, retrieved 18 November 2010.M1,7843.585thOutremontPilon was a Green Party candidate in 2006, 2007 (by-election), 2008, and 2011.M1,5664.315thSheffordChampagne is an organic farmer and veteran member of Canada's environmental movement.Maurice Crossfield, "Green Party taking root in B-M," Sherbrooke Record, 2 June 2006, p. 4; Joshua Bleser, "Can Paradis eke out another victory in Brome-Missisquoi?: Federalist vote split four ways," Sherbrooke Record, 20 January 2006, p. 4. He has studied at the University of Montreal.Canada Votes 2008: Shefford, Candidate Profiles, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 3 December 2010. He ran for the House of Commons of Canada as a Natural Law candidate in a 1995 by-election, later joined the Green Party, and has stood as a party candidate in two elections.Joshua Bleser, "Farmer offers voters Green choice in B-M," Sherbrooke Record, 19 December 2005, p. 5. He has also sought election at the municipal level.Champagne's electoral record is as follows:

Election Division Party Votes % Place Winner federal by-election, 13 February 1995 Brome—Missisquoi Natural Law 77 0.21 9/10 Denis Paradis, Liberal 2006 federal Brome—Missisquoi Green 1,721 3.55 6/6 Christian Ouellet, Bloc Québécois 2008 federal Shefford Green 1,848 3.66 5/5 Robert Vincent, Bloc Québécois 2009 Bromont municipal Council, Ward Six n/a 57 13.38 3/3 Anie PerraultSources: Official results, Elections Canada: 2006 and Official Results: 2008; Simon-Olivier Lorange, Confiance renouvelée en Pauline Quinlan, 2 November 2009, retrieved 18 November 2010.M1,8483.665thAbitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—EeyouM9283.345thAbitibi—TémiscamingueM9762.235thAhuntsicF1,2282.575thAlfred-Pellan M1,6653.135thArgenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel M2,0553.745thBeauceM2,4364.775thBeauharnois—SalaberryM1,7643.285thBeauport—LimoilouM1,3632.785thBerthier—MaskinongéM1,6913.115thBourassaM1,1662.925thBrossard—La PrairieF1,8163.105thChambly—BorduasM2,4603.885thCharlesbourg—Haute-Saint-CharlesM1,2312.465thChâteauguay—Saint-ConstantM1,7553.185thChicoutimi—Le FjordM1,1932.505thCompton—StansteadM2,3684.875thDrummondM1,1442.525thGaspésie—Îles-de-la-MadeleineM1,1363.115thGatineauM1,3422.575thHaute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—MatapédiaM1,1393.575thHochelagaM1,9464.265thHonoré-MercierM1,3802.805thHull—AylmerM2,7745.265thJeanne-Le BerF2,3454.785thJolietteF2,5884.845thJonquière—AlmaNo Candidate0––La Pointe-de-l'Île F1,3402.895thLac-Saint-Louis M4,4158.584thLaSalle—Émard F1,5793.725thLaurentides—Labelle M2,0943.955thLaurier—Sainte-Marie M3,8017.924thLaval M1,6073.185thLaval—Les Îles M1,7523.285thLévis—Bellechasse F1,3702.545thLongueuil—Pierre-Boucher F1,7523.505thLotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière F1,2652.445thLouis-Hébert F1,4082.435thLouis-Saint-Laurent 1,2602.515thManicouagan M1,1122.605thMarc-Aurèle-Fortin F2,1783.885thMégantic—L'Érable M9592.165thMontcalm M1,8543.085thMontmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup M9782.205thMontmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord M1,1472.705thMount Royal M1,5654.424thNotre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine F3,3787.715thPapineau F1,2132.845thPierrefonds—Dollard M3,1616.915thPontiac M2,1485.015thPortneuf—Jacques-Cartier M1,4523.205thQuébec M1,6503.275thRepentignyM1,6662.855thRichmond—ArthabaskaM1,3372.575thRimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les BasquesM6451.636thRivière-des-Mille-ÎlesF2,1345.425thRivière-du-Nord1,6563.345thRoberval—Lac-Saint-JeanF7372.005thRosemont—La Petite-PatrieM2,4064.595thSaint-Bruno—Saint-HubertM2,0313.845thSaint-Hyacinthe—BagotM1,7713.705thSaint-JeanM2,1604.045thSaint-LambertF1,5663.605thSaint-Laurent—CartiervilleNo Candidate 0––Saint-Léonard—Saint-MichelM1,0632.815thSaint-Maurice—ChamplainM1,5623.375thSherbrookeNo Candidate0––Terrebonne—BlainvilleM1,7143.175thTrois-RivièresF1,5403.115thVaudreuil—SoulangesM2,6252.115thVerchères—Les PatriotesF1,6793.095thWestmount—Ville-MarieM2,7337.045th

Ontario - 106 seats

RidingCandidateNotesGenderResidenceOccupationVotes%RankAjax—PickeringMikhel Harilaid M3,543Algoma—Manitoulin—KapuskasingLorraine RekmansF1,451Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—WestdalePeter Ormond M5,149BarrieErich Jacoby-Hawkins M5,921Beaches—East YorkZoran MarkovskiM4,389Bramalea—Gore—MaltonMark PajotM2,551Brampton—SpringdaleDave FinlayM3,516Brampton WestPatti ChmelykFHealthcare Administrator3,329BrantNora FuetenF3,805Bruce—Grey—Owen SoundDick HibmaM13,095BurlingtonMarnie MellishF4,083CambridgeScott CosmanM4,279Carleton—Mississippi MillsJake ColeM6,983Chatham-Kent—EssexAlina AbbottF2,712DavenportWayne ScottM3,655Don Valley EastWayne ClementsM2,618Don Valley WestGeorgina WilcockF3,155Dufferin—CaledonArd Van LeeuwenM7,377DurhamStephen LeahyM6,041Eglinton—LawrenceAndrew JamesM3,629Elgin—Middlesex—LondonNoel BurgonM3,241EssexRichard BachynskyRichard Bachynsky is an environmentalist, writer, and consultant. Richard has been active in environmental interests since the mid-1980s, when he began to travel as a consultant. He was to see the complete disregard for environmental issues evident in both developing countries and North America.

Richard was born and raised in the Windsor area, and has seen the rapid decline of the region in terms of jobs, environmental issues, and health related issues. With the failure of recent members of Parliament to attract new industry, improve the environment, or create better infrastructure, members of the community are motivated for change.

A region rich in agriculture, industry, and resources, it is inconceivable – but true – that the region has one of Canada's highest unemployment rates. The residents of the region are being shortchanged, and need better federal support for job creation, tourism promotion, small business assistance, health care, and seniors.

Active in finance, Richard has worked towards establishing new green industries including tire and industrial waste rubber recycling, biodiesel fuel plants, and alternative energy development worldwide. He also has extensive experience in real estate management and financing, and has served as a consultant for numerous firms completing projects both in Canada, and internationally. He currently holds of the position of Vice President International Sales and Finance for GreenShift Corporation, NY, NY USA, is Head of Export Finance Department, Roberts &Schaefer Engineering and Construction, USA., Finance Dir for Alternativa Corporation, Ukraine and is a Broker for Argentum Mortgages Toronto, and a consultant for Bachynsky Group, Bachynsky Realty Inc., and Bachynsky Mortgage Corporation, Windsor.

Richard holds an MBA and is certified as a mortgage broker in Ontario. He is a member of the Board of the Amherstburg Chamber of Commerce. Previously, he was a member of parent and teacher association of F.J. Brennan High School in Windsor, and of the OMBA. In addition, he was active as a coach for minor hockey for the Windsor Minor Hockey Association, Riverside Hockey Association, and the Patterson Chiefs Hockey Program. Richard is the parent of 3 teenagers Erik, Laura, and Daniel.

Richard Bachynsky was the candidate for the Green Party of Canada for the Federal election of 2008.