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GreenPAC

GreenPAC is a Canadian non-profit environmental organization,[2] founded in 2014. Its goal is to help recruit, elect, and support environmental leadership in Canadian politics, across the political spectrum.[5]

GreenPAC
Founded2014
FounderAaron Freeman[1]
TypeNon-profit[2]
FocusEnvironmentalism
Canadian politics
Location
Area served
Canada
Key people
Sabrina Bowman (Executive Director)[4]
Websitegreenpac.ca

GreenPAC has run endorsement campaigns in the Canadian federal elections of 2015, 2019, and 2021, and provincial elections including those of Manitoba in 2016, British Columbia in 2017, and Ontario in 2018 and 2022.[2]

2015 federal election campaign

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GreenPAC's first campaign was during the 2015 Canadian federal election, in which they endorsed eighteen candidates for the House of Commons of Canada from four national parties who were deemed to have strong environmental track records by a panel of Canadian environmental experts.[6] Only candidates considered to be in winnable situations were endorsed.[7] GreenPAC encouraged Canadians to support these endorsed candidates' campaigns through donations or by volunteering.

The following 18 candidates were endorsed by GreenPAC in the 2015 federal election:[8]

2016 Manitoba election campaign

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Exactly six months after the 2015 federal election, the 2016 Manitoba provincial general election happened. Five candidates for the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, representing four registered parties in the province, received endorsements from GreenPAC:[9]

2017 British Columbia election campaign

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In the 2017 British Columbia provincial general election, GreenPAC endorsed six candidates for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, who represented three registered parties in the province:[10]

2018 Ontario election campaign

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For the 2018 Ontario provincial general election, GreenPAC endorsed eight candidates for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, who represented four registered parties in the province:[11]

2019 federal election campaign

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During the 2019 Canadian federal election, GreenPAC endorsed twenty-four House of Commons candidates from four national parties and one independent candidate who were deemed to have strong environmental track records by a panel of Canadian environmental experts. GreenPAC encouraged Canadians to support these endorsed candidates' campaigns through donations or by volunteering.[12]

The following 25 candidates were endorsed by GreenPAC in the 2019 federal election:

2021 federal election campaign

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During the 2021 Canadian federal election, GreenPAC endorsed thirty-six House of Commons candidates from five national parties who were deemed to have strong environmental track records by a panel of Canadian environmental experts.[13]

2022 Ontario election campaign

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For the 2022 Ontario general election, GreenPAC endorsed thirteen Legislative Assembly of Ontario candidates across four registered political parties:[14]

References

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  1. ^ "GreenPAC Board". GreenPAC. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  2. ^ a b c "About GreenPAC". GreenPAC. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  3. ^ "Contact Us". GreenPAC. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  4. ^ "Staff". GreenPAC. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  5. ^ "Local MP endorsed as environmental champion". GreenPAC. 2019-09-05. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  6. ^ Lum Zi-Ann, "GreenPAC Endorses 18 Conservative, NDP, Liberal, Green Candidates". Huffington Post, 20 September 2015.
  7. ^ "FAQs". GreenPAC website, accessed February 26, 2016
  8. ^ "2015 Federal Endorsees | GreenPAC". GP. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
  9. ^ "Manitoba 2016 Endorsees | GreenPAC". GP. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  10. ^ "British Columbia 2017 Endorsees | GreenPAC". GP. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  11. ^ "Ontario 2018 Endorsees | GreenPAC". GP. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  12. ^ Vigliotti, Marco (3 September 2019). "GreenPAC endorses 25 candidates for 2019 federal election, including four Conservatives". iPolitics. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  13. ^ "Federal Election 2021 | GreenPAC". GP. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
  14. ^ "Ontario 2022 Endorsees | GreenPAC". GP. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
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