{"id":4248,"date":"2025-02-05T16:01:14","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T21:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenparty.ca\/?page_id=4248"},"modified":"2026-03-04T15:37:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T20:37:14","slug":"federal-council","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.greenparty.ca\/en\/governance\/federal-council","title":{"rendered":"Federal Council"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"--gpc-min-height:auto;--gpc-max-height:100%\" class=\"wp-block-gpc-wrapper wrapper wrapper-wide a-padding-t-small a-padding-b-small a-vertical-align-center\"><div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left gpc-typography-primary-xxxlarge gpc-font-weight-bold gpc-top-gutter-none gpc-bottom-gutter-md\" style=\"font-size:4rem\">Federal Council<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Federal Council (FC) governs the Party between General Meetings of the membership, taking direction from the Constitution and Bylaws and from decisions made at previous General Meetings. FC is accountable to members at General Meetings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gpc-bottom-gutter-md\">Federal Council ensures that the party remains true to its purpose, follows the Global Green Principles values and has the operational capacity to promote Green policies with a strong voice in Parliament and in communities across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-gpc-table\"><table><thead><tr><th><span class=\"gpc-text-color-primary\">NAME<\/span><\/th><th><span class=\"gpc-text-color-primary\">POSITION<\/span><\/th><th><span class=\"gpc-text-color-primary\">CONTACT<\/span><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Elizabeth May<\/td><td>Leader<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:emay@elizabeth-may.ca\"><\/a><a href=\"mailto:emay@elizabeth-may.ca\">emay@elizabeth-may.ca<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Anne-Marie Zajdlik<\/td><td>Chair<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:amz@greenparty.ca\">amz@greenparty.ca<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Naomi Hunter<\/td><td>Vice-Chair (English)<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:naomi.hunter@greenparty.ca\">naomi.hunter@greenparty.ca<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Vincent J. Carbonneau<\/td><td>Vice-Chair (French)<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:president@greenparty.ca\">vincent.carbonneau@greenparty.ca<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Lindsay Grillet<\/td><td>Fund Representative<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:lindsay.grillet@greenparty.ca\">lindsay.grillet@greenparty.ca<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jan Norris<\/td><td>Saskatchewan<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:jan.norris@greenparty.ca\">jan.norris@greenparty.ca<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Janice Harvey<\/td><td>New Brunswick<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:janice.harvey@greenparty.ca\">janice.harvey@greenparty.ca<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Maria Rodriguez<\/td><td>Prince Edward Island<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:maria.rodriguez@greenparty.ca\">maria.rodriguez@greenparty.ca<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Vacant<\/td><td>Newfoundland and Labrador<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Drew Fenwick<\/td><td>Manitoba<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:drew.fenwick@greenparty.ca\">drew.fenwick@greenparty.ca<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Simon Guthrie<\/td><td>Ontario<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:simon.guthrie@greenparty.ca\">simon.guthrie@greenparty.ca<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Vacant<\/td><td>Territories<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nick Poppell<\/td><td>British Columbia<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:nick.poppell@greenparty.ca\">nick.poppell@greenparty.ca<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Youri Cormier<\/td><td>Quebec<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:youri.cormier@greenparty.ca\">youri.cormier@greenparty.ca<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bill Matheson<\/td><td>Nova Scotia<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:bill.matheson@greenparty.ca\">bill.matheson@greenparty.ca<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Carey Rutherford<\/td><td>Alberta<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:carey.rutherford@greenparty.ca\">carey.rutherford@greenparty.ca<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Rainbow Eyes<\/td><td>First Nations Representative<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:rainbow.eyes@greenparty.ca\">rainbow.eyes@greenparty.ca<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Vacant<\/td><td>Metis Representative<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Vacant<\/td><td>Inuit Representative<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pearson Singbeil<br>Montgomery<\/td><td>Youth Representative<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:pearson.singbeil@greenparty.ca\">pearson.singbeil@greenparty.ca<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Vacant<\/td><td>Youth Representative<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center gpc-typography-primary-xxlarge gpc-font-weight-bold gpc-top-gutter-xl gpc-bottom-gutter-md\">Executive<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-gpc-table\"><table><thead><tr><th><span class=\"gpc-text-color-primary\">NAME<\/span><\/th><th><span class=\"gpc-text-color-primary\">POSITION<\/span><\/th><th><span class=\"gpc-text-color-primary\">CONTACT<\/span><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Elizabeth May<\/td><td>Leader<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:emay@elizabeth-may.ca\">emay@elizabeth-may.ca<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Anne-Marie Zajdlik<\/td><td>Chair<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:amz@greenparty.ca\">amz@greenparty.ca<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Naomi Hunter<\/td><td>Vice-Chair (English)<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:naomi.hunter@greenparty.ca\">naomi.hunter@greenparty.ca<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Vincent J. Carbonneau<\/td><td>Vice-Chair (French)<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:president@greenparty.ca\">vincent.carbonneau@greenparty.ca<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Lindsay Grillet<\/td><td>Fund Representative<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:lindsay.grillet@greenparty.ca\">lindsay.grillet@greenparty.ca<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center gpc-typography-primary-xxlarge gpc-font-weight-bold gpc-top-gutter-xl gpc-bottom-gutter-md\">Non-Voting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-gpc-table\"><table><thead><tr><th><span class=\"gpc-text-color-primary\">NAME<\/span><\/th><th><span class=\"gpc-text-color-primary\">POSITION<\/span><\/th><th><span class=\"gpc-text-color-primary\">CONTACT<\/span><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Robin Marty<\/td><td>Interim Executive Director<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:robin.marty@greenparty.ca\">robin.marty@greenparty.ca<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mike Morrice<\/td><td>Deputy Leader<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:angela-sue.davidson@greenparty.ca\">mike.morrice@greenparty.ca<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--gpc-min-height:auto;--gpc-max-height:100%\" class=\"wp-block-gpc-wrapper wrapper wrapper-wide a-padding-t-large a-padding-b-none a-vertical-align-center\"><div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-gpc-grid grid grid-1 row-gap-2 column-gap-1 a-vertical-align-center no-reorder-tablet reorder-mobile no-stack-tablet  stack-mobile\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:0px;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;flex-basis:33%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left gpc-typography-body gpc-font-weight-semibold\">GOVERNANCE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Janice Harvey<br>Simon Guthrie<br>Lindsay Grillet<br>Stuart Hunter<br>Steve Kisby<br>Elizabeth May<br>Pearson Singbeil Montgomery (Chair)<br>Maria Rodriguez<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:0px;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;flex-basis:33%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left gpc-typography-body gpc-font-weight-semibold\">FINANCE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Bill Matheson (Co-Chair)<br>Lindsay Grillet<br>Elizabeth May<br>Bob Mackie (Co-Chair)<br>Maria Rodriguez<br>Farrell Gilmour<br>Ron Parker<\/strong><br><strong>Peter Mehling<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:0px;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;flex-basis:33%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left gpc-typography-body gpc-font-weight-semibold\">HUMAN RESOURCES<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Rainbow Eyes<br>Steve Kisby<br>Elizabeth May<br>Nick Poppell<br>Maria Rodriguez (Chair)<br>Carey Rutherford<\/strong><br><strong>Youri Cormier<\/strong><br><strong>Bill Matheson<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:0px;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;flex-basis:33%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left gpc-typography-body gpc-font-weight-semibold\">STRATEGIC PLANNING<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong><strong>Lilian Barraclough<\/strong><br><strong>Vincent J. Carbonneau<\/strong><br><strong>Alison Lam<\/strong><br><strong>Elizabeth May<\/strong><br><strong><strong>Pearson Singbeil Montgomery<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> <strong>(Chair)<\/strong><br><strong>Naomi Hunter<\/strong><br><strong>Jan Norris<\/strong><br><strong>Anne-Marie Zajdlik<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:0px;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;flex-basis:33%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left gpc-typography-body gpc-font-weight-semibold\">ELECTION READINESS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Naomi Hunter<br>Vincent J. Carbonneau<br>Drew Fenwick<br>Alison Lam<br>Robin Marty<br>Bill Matheson (Chair)<br>Elizabeth May<br>Nick Poppell<br>Carey Rutherford<br>Marlene Wells<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:0px;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;flex-basis:33%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left gpc-typography-body gpc-font-weight-semibold\">INTERNATIONAL SECRETARIAT<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong><strong>Stuart Hunter<br>Alison Lam<br>Pearson Singbeil Montgomery<br>Maria Rodriguez<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading gpc-typography-body gpc-font-weight-semibold\"><span class=\"gpc-text-color-primary\"><strong>GENERAL MEETINGS<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gpc-typography-body gpc-font-weight-semibold\"><strong>Carey Rutherford (Chair)<\/strong><br><strong>Drew Fenwick<\/strong><br><strong>Jan Norris<\/strong><br><strong>Marlene Wells<\/strong><br><strong>Sandy Crawley<\/strong><br><strong>Luke Angelo Santiago <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--gpc-min-height:auto;--gpc-max-height:100%\" class=\"wp-block-gpc-wrapper wrapper wrapper-wide a-padding-t-medium a-padding-b-xlarge a-vertical-align-center\"><div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading gpc-typography-body gpc-font-weight-semibold gpc-bottom-gutter-sm\">IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-gpc-pdf\">\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenparty.ca\/en\/federal-council-code-of-conduct\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"3995\">Federal Council\u2019s Code of Conduct<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.greenparty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/APPROVED-FC-Handbook-6.2.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/cdn.greenparty.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/fc_handbook_-_edition_5.1_-_en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Federal Council\u2019s Handbook (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p 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