Barbara Wardlaw
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Barbara Wardlaw was the interim leader
of the First Peoples National Party of Canada
. She was succeeded as interim leader by Will Morin
. She helped form the party in 2005. She led the party into the 2006 federal election
and the 2008 federal election
election, but never ran for the party as a candidate.
Wardlaw is an Ojibwa
from Michipicoten First Nation.
Interim leader
An interim leader, in Canadian politics, is a party leader appointed by the party's legislative caucus or the party's executive to temporarily act as leader when a gap occurs between the resignation or death of a party leader and the election of a formal successor...
of the First Peoples National Party of Canada
First Peoples National Party of Canada
The First Peoples National Party of Canada is a registered federal political party in Canada. It intends to advance the issues of the Aboriginal peoples in Canada by nominating candidates for election in electoral districts with large Aboriginal populations.The FPNPC held its first organizational...
. She was succeeded as interim leader by Will Morin
Will Morin
Will Morin is a Canadian politician, currently the interim leader of the First Peoples National Party of Canada.Morin was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, and is a member of the Michipicoten First Nation. He was a medical assistant in the Canadian Forces during the 1991 Gulf War...
. She helped form the party in 2005. She led the party into the 2006 federal election
Canadian federal election, 2006
The 2006 Canadian federal election was held on January 23, 2006, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 39th Parliament of Canada. The Conservative Party of Canada won the greatest number of seats: 40.3% of seats, or 124 out of 308, up from 99 seats in 2004, and 36.3% of votes:...
and the 2008 federal election
Canadian federal election, 2008
The 2008 Canadian federal election was held on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 to elect members to the Canadian House of Commons of the 40th Canadian Parliament after the previous parliament had been dissolved by the Governor General on September 7, 2008...
election, but never ran for the party as a candidate.
Wardlaw is an Ojibwa
Ojibwa
The Ojibwe or Chippewa are among the largest groups of Native Americans–First Nations north of Mexico. They are divided between Canada and the United States. In Canada, they are the third-largest population among First Nations, surpassed only by Cree and Inuit...
from Michipicoten First Nation.