Eric Gilmour

The Party is at a decisive moment. The 2019 election, despite being billed as the "climate change election", was not a great success for us. We managed to elect 3 MPs, and while this tripled the size of our caucus, I know many of us realize we should have done much better. This year provides a great opportunity for us with both a leadership race, and the preparations we’ll need to do for the next election (which may happen as early as 2021).

I believe my blend of governance experience and campaign experience will be a great asset to the Federal Council in navigating the challenges ahead. I sat on the Green Party of Ontario’s Provincial Executive, equivalent to the Federal Council for the GPC, for two 1-year terms from 2017 to 2019. I remain the chair of the Conduct Committee for the GPO, and I’ve also sat on two different EDA executives, including spending a 1-year term as CEO of the Ottawa Centre EDA. I’ve also just finished serving as Field Director in the Ottawa-Vanier and Orleans byelections, and I also joined the Guelph team in October as the a GOTV Lead in charge of the phone operations for election day. You can find my full Green Party CV on my website.

The challenges and opportunities ahead of the Party requires a strong and engaged Federal Council, and I’m ready to be a part of that.