- Jim Fannon
Jim Fannon (born 1968), is a Canadian
politician ,radio talk show host,entrepreneur , andreal estate agent in St. Catharines. He campaigned for the leadership of theGreen Party of Canada in 2006.Fannon is a veteran real estate sales representative with
RE/MAX in the St. Catharines area and is the founder of Nature’sHemp , a local business selling hemp-related food products. He is a former member of the Preservation of Agricultural Land Society (PALS), theSierra Club of Canada ,Fair Vote Canada and theCouncil of Canadians .He has campaigned for both the
Green Party of Canada and theGreen Party of Ontario . After the 2003 provincial election, he commented that the majority government won by the Liberals would be better for Ontario than a Progressive Conservative victory. He was quoted as saying, "We've been under Tory rule for eight years and its been painful. The sick, the dying, the elderly and children have felt it the most". [ [http://www.brockpress.com/media/paper384/news/2003/10/07/Features/Ontario.Turns.Red.Losing.Candidates.Out.For.Blood-521070.shtml?page=2 The Brock Press: Ontario turns red, losing candidates out for blood] ]Fannon finished a distant third against
David Chernushenko and the winner, formerSierra Club of Canada executive directorElizabeth May . At the convention, Fannon gave an entertaining speech to the assembled members, and pledged to continue his work within the party after the election, regardless of the outcome. [ [http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060828.wxgreens28/BNStory/National/home New leader of Greens sees inroads in Quebec] ]On April 18, 2007, Fannon initiated a resolution in his local riding association of St. Catharines to pull the Green Party candidate for the speculated upcoming election. He explained his decision by referring to the recent deal between Green Party Leader
Elizabeth May and Liberal Party LeaderStéphane Dion in which theLiberals had agreed to pull a candidate in the riding in which May was running, in order to improve her chances of victory there. Fannon said, “Canadians have recently elected two minority governments. They want parties working together, and that is what this is all about.”Elizabeth May 's comments on the deal were as follows. She said, “Ultimately, I do not believe I am in a position to tell local ridings what to do. At the end of the day, local ridings make their own decisions.” May said the best outcome of the next election would be a “Liberal minority government with enough Greens in the House to make a difference." [ [http://www.gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp?lang=e&TypeID=orc&id=10222 Order of Canada citation] ]In 2008, he ran for the position of Deputy Male Leader of the
Green Party of Ontario , [ [http://www.gpo.ca/node/1684 Male Deputy Leader Candidate Questions | Green Party of Ontario ] ] but was unsuccessful.References
External links
* [http://www.jimfannon.ca/ Fannon's Green Party campaign website]
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