The Green Party of Canada ran seventy-one candidates in the 1993 federal election , none of whom were elected. Information about these candidates may be found here.

The page also includes information about Green Party candidates in by-elections between 1993 and 1997.

Candidates [ edit ]

Parkdale?High Park : Richard Roy [ edit ]

Mr. Roy was an executive secretary at the time of the election. His campaign seems to have been based on eco-capitalist lines. A newspaper article from the period cites him as favouring the following policies: retrofitting energy-inefficient buildings, providing financial incentives for organic farmers and reducing or eliminating income taxes ( Toronto Star , 22 October 1993). He received 430 votes (1.05%), finishing sixth against Liberal incumbent Jesse Flis .

In 2002, he wrote that Ontario's composting policies left open the possibility for E. coli contamination in the province's produce ( Toronto Star , 17 September 2002).

Candidates in subsequent by-elections [ edit ]

Brome?Missisquoi , 13 February 1995: Eric Ferland [ edit ]

Eric Ferland was the leader of the Green Party of Quebec at the time of the election. He received 101 votes (0.27%), finishing eighth against Liberal Party candidate Denis Paradis . ^[1]

References [ edit ]