
Green candidate quits over party's anti-seal hunt stance CBC \|\| December 15, 2005 Related - Your Favorite Canadian Political Parites A Green party candidate has withdrawn from the federal race in Labrador riding because her party wants to eliminate the seal hunt. The party had nominated Jane McGillivray, a Happy Valley-Goose Bay medical doctor and environmentalist. But McGillivray, who was only in the race for the Jan. 23 election for two weeks, has the left the campaign, saying a ban on the seal hunt would be unfair to people on Canada's East Coast. "The party needs to mature in such as way that it reflects the fact that there are regional differences," she said. Article Posted at www.KnowledgeDrivenRevolution.com "I don't see the Green party standing up and banning feed lots in southern Ontario, which are clearly contributing to all sorts of greenhouse gases and in fact are very inhumane in terms of the way pigs are treated and cows are treated." McGillivray's withdrawal has left Liberal incumbent Todd Russell unopposed after two weeks of campaigning. The Conservatives and New Democrats have not yet nominated a candidate for the riding, considered one of the safest Liberal seats in the country. Last week, Lori-Ann Martino, an organizer for the Greens in Newfoundland and Labrador, resigned because of the party's opposition to sealing. Martino, who was a candidate in Labrador riding in the 2004 federal election, said she could not abide by the party's opposition to a commercial seal hunt. About KDR \| \| Home \| \| Weekly Features Archive	Weekly Weekly Features Archive
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Green candidate quits over party's anti-seal hunt stance

CBC || December 15, 2005

Related - Your Favorite Canadian Political Parites

A Green party candidate has withdrawn from the federal race in Labrador riding because her party wants to eliminate the seal hunt.

The party had nominated Jane McGillivray, a Happy Valley-Goose Bay medical doctor and environmentalist.

But McGillivray, who was only in the race for the Jan. 23 election for two weeks, has the left the campaign, saying a ban on the seal hunt would be unfair to people on Canada's East Coast.

"The party needs to mature in such as way that it reflects the fact that there are regional differences," she said.

Article Posted at www.KnowledgeDrivenRevolution.com

"I don't see the Green party standing up and banning feed lots in southern Ontario, which are clearly contributing to all sorts of greenhouse gases and in fact are very inhumane in terms of the way pigs are treated and cows are treated."

McGillivray's withdrawal has left Liberal incumbent Todd Russell unopposed after two weeks of campaigning.

The Conservatives and New Democrats have not yet nominated a candidate for the riding, considered one of the safest Liberal seats in the country.

Last week, Lori-Ann Martino, an organizer for the Greens in Newfoundland and Labrador, resigned because of the party's opposition to sealing.

Martino, who was a candidate in Labrador riding in the 2004 federal election, said she could not abide by the party's opposition to a commercial seal hunt.

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