Green Party candidates, 1995 Ontario provincial election
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The Green Party of Ontario
fielded several candidates in the 1995 provincial election
, none of whom were elected. Information about these candidates may be found here.
Brantford
William Darfler was born on a small farm in New York State and moved to Brantford in the late 1960s. He taught high school mathematics
, worked in a free school
, and later worked for many years as a letter carrier. He has been a leading member of the Brantford Heritage Committee, and in 2004 he promoted the idea of a Canadian Industrial Heritage Museum for Brantford.
Darfler has been a Green Party candidate in two provincial elections. He was forty-eight years old in 1995 and promoted the idea of a guaranteed annual income.
As of 2010, he is a historical researcher for the Ontario Visual Heritage Project
. In 2009, he received a grant from the Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund to study a little-known case of one hundred Turkish
foundry workers rounded up from their homes in Brantford
during World War I
and sent to an internment camp in Kapuskasing
.
Downsview
Leivo was thirty-seven years old at the time of the election, and worked as a group facilitator for health food groups. She opposed subway expansion. She received 217 votes (0.94%), finishing fifth against Liberal
candidate Annamarie Castrilli.
Muskoka–Georgian Bay
Michael L. Fenton received 411 votes (1.19%), finishing fourth against Progressive Conservative
candidate Bill Grimmett
.
Sudbury
Lewis Poulin holds a Bachelor of Science
degree in Physics
from Laurentian University
(1982). He is a meteorologist, and has worked for Environment Canada
over a period of several years. The first Green Party candidate to run in Sudbury, he received 290 votes (0.95%) in 1995 for a sixth-place against Liberal
candidate Rick Bartolucci
.
Poulin moved to Mississauga
in 1997. He was later profiled in a Toronto Star
piece that drew attention to the fact that he did not own a car, and walked fifteen minutes to work every day. Poulin expressed concerns about pedestrian safety in this Greater Toronto Area
community. In the same period, he wrote about health safety issues caused by smog
, and advocated rooftop solar panels to generate power. In May 1998, he wrote a piece in support of wind power projects for economically marginal communities in Newfoundland and Labrador
.
Poulin later moved to the Montreal
community of Roxboro
in 2002, and became a member of that city's Green Coalition. In 2005, he called for tax incentives for people who take public transit.
Green Party of Ontario
The Green Party of Ontario is a political party in Ontario, Canada. The party is led by Mike Schreiner. It has never held any seats in the Ontario Legislative Assembly; however, the party did see significant gains in the 2007 provincial election, earning 8% of the popular vote with some candidates...
fielded several candidates in the 1995 provincial election
Ontario general election, 1995
The Ontario general election of 1995 was held on June 8, 1995, to elect members of the 36th Legislative Assembly of the province of Ontario, Canada...
, none of whom were elected. Information about these candidates may be found here.
BrantfordBrantford (electoral district)Brantford was a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1925 and from 1949 to 1968, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1986 to 1999....
: William Darfler
William Darfler was born on a small farm in New York State and moved to Brantford in the late 1960s. He taught high school mathematicsMathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
, worked in a free school
Free school
An anarchistic free school is a decentralized network in which skills, information, and knowledge are shared without hierarchy or the institutional environment of formal schooling. Free school students may be adults, children, or both...
, and later worked for many years as a letter carrier. He has been a leading member of the Brantford Heritage Committee, and in 2004 he promoted the idea of a Canadian Industrial Heritage Museum for Brantford.
Darfler has been a Green Party candidate in two provincial elections. He was forty-eight years old in 1995 and promoted the idea of a guaranteed annual income.
As of 2010, he is a historical researcher for the Ontario Visual Heritage Project
Ontario Visual Heritage Project
The Ontario Visual Heritage Project is a not-for-profit organization established in 2001 and based in Ontario, Canada. The aim of the OVHP is to create multimedia tool kits which are meant "to teach, preserve and promote the history of Ontario to audiences young and old." The documentary is the...
. In 2009, he received a grant from the Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund to study a little-known case of one hundred Turkish
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
foundry workers rounded up from their homes in Brantford
Brantford, Ontario
Brantford is a city located on the Grand River in Southern Ontario, Canada. While geographically surrounded by the County of Brant, the city is politically independent...
during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
and sent to an internment camp in Kapuskasing
Kapuskasing, Ontario
Kapuskasing is a town on the Kapuskasing River in the Cochrane District of Northern Ontario, Canada, approximately east of Hearst...
.
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430 | 1.28 | 5/5 | Ron Johnson, Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. The party was known for many years as "Ontario's natural governing party." It has ruled the province for 80 of the years since Confederation, including an uninterrupted run from 1943 to 1985... |
DownsviewDownsview (electoral district)Downsview was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It was created for the 1963 provincial election, and was retained until redistribution in 1999...
: Tiina Leivo
Leivo was thirty-seven years old at the time of the election, and worked as a group facilitator for health food groups. She opposed subway expansion. She received 217 votes (0.94%), finishing fifth against LiberalOntario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
candidate Annamarie Castrilli.
Muskoka–Georgian BayMuskoka–Georgian BayMuskoka-Georgian Bay is a historical provincial electoral division in Ontario, Canada, which was represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario between 1987 and 1999. As its name implies, the division was located in the Muskoka region of central Ontario...
: Michael Fenton
Michael L. Fenton received 411 votes (1.19%), finishing fourth against Progressive ConservativeProgressive Conservative Party of Ontario
The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. The party was known for many years as "Ontario's natural governing party." It has ruled the province for 80 of the years since Confederation, including an uninterrupted run from 1943 to 1985...
candidate Bill Grimmett
Bill Grimmett
William Lawrence Grimmett is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 1999....
.
SudburySudbury (provincial electoral district)Sudbury is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1908. It is one of the two districts serving the city of Greater Sudbury.Its population in 2001 was 89,443....
: Lewis Poulin
Lewis Poulin holds a Bachelor of ScienceBachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
degree in Physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
from Laurentian University
Laurentian University
Laurentian University , was incorporated on March 28, 1960, is a mid-sized bilingual university in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada....
(1982). He is a meteorologist, and has worked for Environment Canada
Environment Canada
Environment Canada , legally incorporated as the Department of the Environment under the Department of the Environment Act Environment Canada (EC) (French: Environnement Canada), legally incorporated as the Department of the Environment under the Department of the Environment Act Environment...
over a period of several years. The first Green Party candidate to run in Sudbury, he received 290 votes (0.95%) in 1995 for a sixth-place against Liberal
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
candidate Rick Bartolucci
Rick Bartolucci
Rick Bartolucci is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He has represented Sudbury in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1995, and is a cabinet minister in the government of Dalton McGuinty...
.
Poulin moved to Mississauga
Mississauga, Ontario
Mississauga is a city in Southern Ontario located in the Regional Municipality of Peel, and in the western part of the Greater Toronto Area. With an estimated population of 734,000, it is Canada's sixth-most populous municipality, and has almost doubled in population in each of the last two decades...
in 1997. He was later profiled in a Toronto Star
Toronto Star
The Toronto Star is Canada's highest-circulation newspaper, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its print edition is distributed almost entirely within the province of Ontario...
piece that drew attention to the fact that he did not own a car, and walked fifteen minutes to work every day. Poulin expressed concerns about pedestrian safety in this Greater Toronto Area
Greater Toronto Area
The Greater Toronto Area is the largest metropolitan area in Canada, with a 2006 census population of 5.5 million. The Greater Toronto Area is usually defined as the central city of Toronto, along with four regional municipalities surrounding it: Durham, Halton, Peel, and York...
community. In the same period, he wrote about health safety issues caused by smog
Smog
Smog is a type of air pollution; the word "smog" is a portmanteau of smoke and fog. Modern smog is a type of air pollution derived from vehicular emission from internal combustion engines and industrial fumes that react in the atmosphere with sunlight to form secondary pollutants that also combine...
, and advocated rooftop solar panels to generate power. In May 1998, he wrote a piece in support of wind power projects for economically marginal communities in Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...
.
Poulin later moved to the Montreal
Montreal
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...
community of Roxboro
Roxboro, Quebec
Roxboro was a city on the Island of Montreal. It ceased to exist on January 1, 2002. The city was located along the Rivière des Prairies near the western end of the island. Its population, at that time, was 6,000.- History :...
in 2002, and became a member of that city's Green Coalition. In 2005, he called for tax incentives for people who take public transit.