Claude Genest
Encyclopedia
Claude William Genest is a former Canadian
journalist
, actor
, and TV host
. He ran as the Green Party of Canada
candidate in the riding of Westmount-Ville-Marie during the 2008 federal election
.
, Quebec
, Genest is the son of Canadian actor Émile Genest
. He was nominated for the 2006 federal election
on January 16, 2006, and ran as a Green Party of Canada candidate in the riding of Jeanne-Le Ber
. Genest was one of two deputy leaders of the Green Party of Canada. He was appointed to that position in November 2006. He however was later succeed in that role by Jacques Rivard
.
In April 2008, Genest became one of the first 250 Canadians to be trained by Al Gore
to be an official speaker for the An Inconvenient Truth
lecture.
Genest used to help teach permaculture
at The University of Vermont. Genest is also the founder of the Green Mountain Permaculture Institute where he teaches earth repair and ecological design. He is also creator, producer and host of Regeneration - The Art of Sustainable Living, nominated for an Emmy Award
, from their New England
Chapter, in 2008.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
, actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, and TV host
Presenter
A presenter, or host , is a person or organization responsible for running an event. A museum or university, for example, may be the presenter or host of an exhibit. Likewise, a master of ceremonies is a person that hosts or presents a show...
. He ran as the Green Party of Canada
Green Party of Canada
The Green Party of Canada is a Canadian federal political party founded in 1983 with 10,000–12,000 registered members as of October 2008. The Greens advance a broad multi-issue political platform that reflects its core values of ecological wisdom, social justice, grassroots democracy and...
candidate in the riding of Westmount-Ville-Marie during 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...
.
Biography
A native of MontrealMontreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Genest is the son of Canadian actor Émile Genest
Émile Genest
-Career:Born in Quebec City, Quebec, as a young man Émile Genest served with the Canadian Navy during World War II. At war's end, he worked for a time in radio in his hometown before accepting a job with CBC radio in Montreal where he would eventually become a sportscaster, working in both the...
. He was nominated for 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:...
on January 16, 2006, and ran as a Green Party of Canada candidate in the riding of Jeanne-Le Ber
Jeanne-Le Ber
Jeanne-Le Ber is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. Its population in 2006 was 112,863.-Geography:...
. Genest was one of two deputy leaders of the Green Party of Canada. He was appointed to that position in November 2006. He however was later succeed in that role by Jacques Rivard
Jacques Rivard
Jacques Rivard is a Canadian environmentalist and former male deputy leader of the Green Party of Canada. In July 2010, he left the Green party and resigned as deputy leader after serving only seven months and defected to the Bloc Québécois...
.
In April 2008, Genest became one of the first 250 Canadians to be trained by Al Gore
Al Gore
Albert Arnold "Al" Gore, Jr. served as the 45th Vice President of the United States , under President Bill Clinton. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for President in the 2000 U.S. presidential election....
to be an official speaker for the An Inconvenient Truth
An Inconvenient Truth
An Inconvenient Truth is a 2006 documentary film directed by Davis Guggenheim about former United States Vice President Al Gore's campaign to educate citizens about global warming via a comprehensive slide show that, by his own estimate, he has given more than a thousand times.Premiering at the...
lecture.
Genest used to help teach permaculture
Permaculture
Permaculture is an approach to designing human settlements and agricultural systems that is modeled on the relationships found in nature. It is based on the ecology of how things interrelate rather than on the strictly biological concerns that form the foundation of modern agriculture...
at The University of Vermont. Genest is also the founder of the Green Mountain Permaculture Institute where he teaches earth repair and ecological design. He is also creator, producer and host of Regeneration - The Art of Sustainable Living, nominated for an Emmy Award
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
, from their New England
New England
New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut...
Chapter, in 2008.
See also
- Green Party candidates, 2008 Canadian federal election
- Green Party candidates, 2006 Canadian federal electionGreen Party candidates, 2006 Canadian federal electionThe Green Party of Canada ran a full slate of 308 candidates in the 2006 Canadian federal election. Some of these candidates have separate biography pages; relevant information about other candidates may be found here....