We are people who have voted for, volunteered for, or sought office with Canada’s Green Party. We have an urgent message for all climate-concerned voters in the riding of West Vancouver –Sunshine Coast – Sea to Sky.
We know you’re feeling deeply anxious about the climate emergency. So are we.
Unfortunately, in this election the federal Green Party is in disarray: its resources are exhausted and the leadership in turmoil. But in this riding, there is an indisputable climate champion on the ballot. Someone who is a dedicated climate justice activist and a truth teller who’s never shied away from taking bold, principled positions.
That person is NDP candidate Avi Lewis.
Avi has a 30-year public record of speaking truth to power and holding Ottawa politicians to account. He has a deep understanding of the climate emergency and has earned the enthusiastic support of movement leaders like Bill McKibben and David Suzuki. He is a key figure behind The Leap movement and made a film with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to bring the vision of the Green New Deal to life for millions. He will be a strong voice within the NDP to push for more rapid and ambitious climate action. And this next parliament - especially if it’s a minority - could determine the fate of our climate response.
If you believe we need to shake up the entire political establishment and tip the scales for people and the planet, lend Avi your support. Send him to Ottawa as your representative in Canada’s 44th Parliament.
We’re out of time. If you support Avi and have voted, volunteered, or run for the Greens in the past, please join us and add your name below.
Signed,
David Suzuki
renowned environmentalist
Alexandra Morton
hale biologist and defender of wild salmon
Amanda Ladner
runner-up, GPC nomination race for West Vancouver–Sunshine Coast–Sea to Sky
Mike Douglas
professional skier, filmmaker, and co-founder of Protect our Winters
Donna Shugar
former director on the Sunshine Coast Regional District Board
David Doel
2015 Green Party candidate and host of "The Rational National"
Robyn Allan
Former President and CEO of the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC)
Mark Eliesen
former President and CEO of BC Hydro
Eoin Finn
Chair, Force of Nature (North Shore Community Action Team)
Nick Gottlieb
Climate Communicator and Activist
Emma Campbell
former Media Coordinator for 2015 Burnaby-North Seymour Green Party campaign
Mitchell Stookey
animated television Director and former Media Volunteer for 2015 Burnaby-North Seymour Green Party Campaign
Cheeying Ho
sustainability expert and facilitator, Whistler resident
Tim Turner
co-founder of Sea to Sky Outdoor School for Sustainability Education
Wendy Miller
co-founder of Sea to Sky Outdoor School for Sustainability Education
Bob Turner
former Mayor of Bowen Island
Susan Alexander
Poet, Nothing You Can Carry
John Millar
former Provincial Health Officer for British Columbia
Carole Rubin
Environmental Author and former Director of the West Coast Environmental Law and Canadian Environmental Network
Richard Till
former provincial Green candidate
Desiree Wallace
Documentary Filmmaker and Climate Justice Organizer
Randall Carpenter
Actor
James Pollock
Olympic Ski Coach
Kelly Ann Woods
CEO and Founder of Brujera Elixirs Inc., co-founder/owner of Cordelia's Locket
Rosemary Knight
Stanford geophysicist living on Bowen Island
Ken Dagleish
Sunshine Coast Musician
Gail Lotenberg
Pilates instructor
Alejandro Frid
ecologist
Daphnee Tuzlak
geoscientist
Lisa Barrett
former Mayor of Bowen Island, 2015 GPC candidate in Vancouver Centre
Evan Jolicoeur
former BC Green Candidate, entrepreneur, community organzier & mental health advocate
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