Born and raised in Ottawa, I'm a proud Franco-Ontarian, father and grandfather.
I'm running in this election because I'm passionate about building a more sustainable, inclusive and affordable society and communities. I firmly believe that mutual support strengthens our communities and fosters resilience amid rapid change. I'm committed to doing politics differently: to bring honesty, integrity and collaboration to government.
I've had a lifetime of community involvement, including fundraising and helping the needy, being a Scout leader, and a minor hockey league coach.
Now a General Foreman for a construction company, I'm an experienced Construction Supervisor/Foreman of Plumbing/Piping trades (ICI), which involves organizing and inspecting work for groups of workers, coordinating and supervising other trades. I'm recognized for down-to-earth people skills, and for working efficiently with others to deliver results. My education includes Business Administration and Architectural Technology from Algonquin College, and I have the Plumber's Red Seal, steam and gas fitter's Certificates.
My experience and observations in diverse locations across Canada and abroad (including Chalk River Nuclear Research Facility, Suncor in Alberta, two years in Nunavut at the Canadian High Arctic Research Station) inform my concerns about our environment and social equity.
Our Ottawa-Vanier-Gloucester riding is a very diverse one. My priorities include assisting our communities to prepare for extreme weather, strengthening local networks to respond to emergencies, and programs to retrofit homes to save energy and be resilient in the face of climate change. Economic change provides an opportunity to train people for quality jobs in new clean energy industries.
Mutual support to foster resilient communities means recognizing that many people have significant concerns. These include the affordability of childcare, the ability to take leave to care for ill family members, the struggle with student debt and high living expenses for many young people. Access to timely health care is a challenge. I support active measures to find solutions that put people's needs and well-being first.
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John Gillmore
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Sheilagh McLean
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Christian Proulx
Member at large
Leader of the Green Party of Canada
From her early years as an environmental activist, struggling financially while waiting tables at the family restaurant in Cape Breton, to her work, as a single mom, bringing the voices of underprivileged communities to the halls of power, she has been a trailblazer for generations of Canadian women and activists.
Elizabeth was the first Canadian environmentalist to identify how environmental racism caused marginalized people to be exposed to unacceptable threats to their health. Elizabeth used her legal training and resources to assist Indigenous peoples in Canada and around the world.
When legal and political avenues failed to yield results, Elizabeth put her body, safety and well-being on the line. In May 2001, she went on a seventeen-day hunger strike in front of Parliament Hill protesting toxic conditions for the only predominantly Black community on Cape Breton Island, near the infamous Sydney Tar Ponds.
That work led directly to C-226, her Private Members Bill (PMB) on Environmental Racism. Defying the odds in the uphill struggle of PMBS, C-226 follows two of her PMBs – now law - on Lyme Disease and banning keeping cetaceans in captivity.
She stands on principle, resigning when her Environment Minister boss broke the law in 1988; resigning despite having had many successes in her role as Senior Policy Advisor - including the 1987 Montreal Protocol that saved the ozone layer. She was the only MP to intervene at the NEB against the pipeline, facing arrest in March 2018 protesting TMX.
Canada and the world are failing to live up to their responsibilities towards future generations. Elizabeth is dedicating herself once again to ensure her grandkids inherit a livable future.
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