Liz White (politician)

Infobox Politician
name=Elizabeth "Liz" White


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term_start =August 2, 2005
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party=Animal Alliance
office = Leader of the Animal Alliance

Elizabeth "Liz" White is a Canadian politician and animal rights activist residing in Toronto, Ontario. She is the current leader of the Animal Alliance Environment Voters Party of Canada, a minor federal political party in Canada.

Animal Alliance of Canada

Liz White works full time in for the Animal Alliance of Canada. She is a current member of the Board of Directors of the organization and deals with issues regarding legislation and media relation.cite web|url=http://www.animalalliance.ca/about/index.html|title=Director and Staff Biographies|publisher=Animal Alliance of Canada|accessdate=2008-09-25] She has been with the organization since the 1980's.

White also supports the complete boycott of Canada's seafood industry and is against the seal hunt.cite web|url=http://sealhunt.ca/MainPages/AboutUs.html|title=Boycott Canadian Seafood: About Us|publisher=Animal Alliance of Canada|accessdate=2008-09-25] White herself is a vegetarian and advocates a vegetarian lifestyle.cite web|url=http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/497890|title=Vegans walk aisle with the Colonel|publisher=Toronto Star|date=September 12, 2008|accessdate=2008-09-25]

Prior to her work with the Animal Alliance, White was the director of the Toronto Humane Society.

Political history

2008 federal election

Less then seven months after the March by-elections, White is leading a team of four candidates in the 2008 federal election. All four candidates under the Animal Alliance banner are contesting riding's in southern Ontario. White asked for a spot in the national leaders debate after the network consortium decided to include Green Party leader Elizabeth May.cite web|url=http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080911/election2008_debates_080911/20080911?s_name=election2008&no_ads=|title=Fringe parties now clamour for ticket to debates|date=September 11, 2008|publisher=CTV News|accessdate=2008-09-25]

White has been quoted as saying that she and her party are running not to get people election, but to help raise important issues not being addressed by major candidates.cite web|url=http://www.edmontonsun.com/canadavotes/news/2008/09/22/6837866-sun.html|title=Wider debate just a fringe benefit|publisher=Edmonton Sun|author=Thane Burnett|accessdate=2008-09-24] Her party is running on a platform that includes ending the seal hunt, animal rights and stopping climate change. Her local platform for the campaign in Toronto Centre calls for the removal of the Gardiner Expressway and banning guns.cite web|url=http://www.towncrieronline.ca/main/main.php?direction=viewstory&storyid=7305&rootcatid=8&rootsubcatid=|title= Parties you don’t know that are running too|publisher=Town Crier Online|date=October 1, 2008|author=Andrew Rampersaud|accessdate=2008-10-05]

White is running her personal campaign for the third time in Toronto Centre against incumbent Liberal Bob Rae. She is contesting against a crowded field of eight candidates.

References

External links

* [http://www.animalalliance.ca/ Animal Alliance of Canada]
* [http://www.environmentvoters.org Animal Alliance Environment Voters of Canada]