2008 Candidate PROFILE
 John Streicker
"Our intention was to show people that politics could be done differently." Those are the words of Green Party candidate John Streicker to describe his 2008 General Election campaign. He managed to show thousands of people how different politics can be done during the election. Streicker won 13% of the vote and came in third place, a tremendous achievement and a Green Party breakthrough in the northern riding of the Yukon.
If one word defined Streicker and his campaign, it is "positive". When asked why he would run against other well-known candidates in Yukon, Streicker said "I'm not running against other candidates, I am running for the Yukon." The Whitehorse Star wrote that John "stressed again and again that the parties must work together; that they must move beyond the traditional rivalries of left-wing and right-wing to overcome the mounting problems brought by climate change."
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 Cathy MacLellan
What does a Green Party candidate eat for breakfast? While perhaps not the typical election debate question, it was posed to Cathy MacLellan during a debate at a grade five and six school during the last General Election in the riding of Kitchener-Waterloo.
The question of what candidates ate for breakfast was also posed to the Conservative candidate who answered first. After lecturing the kids about eating a healthy breakfast and not sugary cereals he said he ate frosted flakes. When Cathy's turn came she confirmed the children's assumptions that granola would be her breakfast choice but also received tremendous support and good laughs when she told the young audience that the Conservative candidate's choice - frosted flakes - is a sugary cereal and that this was just another example of how the Conservatives are always in denial about the truth of things. The moment was even reported in the local paper the next day.
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By Mike Feinstein
 In the October 14th federal election campaign, the Green Party of Canada (GPC) appeared in the party Leaders Debate for the first time and then won almost one million votes on Election day, seeing its percentage of the vote rise by more than 50 percent — from 4.5 percent to 6.8 percent, its highest ever.
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Canada Urged to Progress on Human Rights
The Green Party of Canada reacted to the United Nations Human Rights Council which justifiably expressed concern over Canada's recent human rights record. The 47-nation council reviewed each country's records for the first time on a peer-to-peer basis.
Cancer Fears Downplayed by Health Officials
An Alberta government study that found a 30% higher rate of cancer in Fort Chipewyan, Alberta should be raising alarm bells and does not allay fears as the provincial government maintained last Friday.
Defend Freedom of the Press
The Green Party of Canada called on the federal government to do all it can to defend the freedom of the press and the duty of reporters to protect confidential sources. |
Do You Want to be a Super Hero?
By Elizabeth May
 Dear Supporter,
I know you have already made a major commitment to the Green Party of Canada. While nearly one million people voted Green in 2008, only some 12,000 across Canada have taken the step of buying a membership, volunteering time and supporting us financially.
You are the heart of this party.
I am writing to ask you to consider taking another large step in your commitment. Have you ever considered being a candidate? In each of the last three federal elections, over 300 average citizens have taken the leap and become Green super-heroes.
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Heading in the Right Direction
 Looking at the overall picture, the GPC has made huge strides when key performance indicators are measured between the 38th and 40th general elections.
In 2004, the GPC received 582,200 votes. In 2006 the vote increased to 664,000 ballots cast. In 2008, a total of 937,600 Canadians voted green. That's a 61% improvement in just four years.
On a percentage basis, the party improved in a similar manner winning 6.8 percent of the vote in 2008 up from 4.3 percent in 2004. Again, a significant increase of 58%.
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