Green Party of Canada candidates in the 1997 Canadian federal election

The Green Party of Canada fielded seventy-nine candidates in the 1997 federal election, none of whom were elected. Information about some of these candidates may be found on this page.

Ontario

Scarborough Southwest: David James Cooper

Cooper was a journalist at the time of the election. According to the Toronto Star newspaper, he ran for the Green Party due to a belief that supporting Canada's more established parties would simply encourage "apathy, cynicism, mediocrity and corruption". His campaign called for "environmentally sound programs, local democracy, sustainable development and long-term planning" (Toronto Star, 30 May 1997).

Electoral record

Election	Division	Party	Votes	%	Place	Winner
1995 provincial	York South	Green	219	0.86	5/9	Bob Rae, New Democratic Party
1997 federal	Scarborough Southwest	Green	482	1.25	5/5	Tom Wappel, Liberal

Alberta

Calgary Southwest: Sol Candel

Sol Candel holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Toronto, and a Master's degree from the London School of Economics.^[1] He is a longtime resident of Calgary, Alberta, where he owns the Movie Poster Shop, a business that collects and displays vintage movie posters.^[2] He has been a member of the Green Party for several years,^[3] and is the party's financial agent for the electoral division of Calgary Centre-North as of 2009. He is also a director of the Earth System Science/Gaia Theory Society of Alberta, and a partner in Seven Generations Development Inc.^[4]

Electoral record

Election	Division	Party	Votes	%	Place	Winner
provincial by-election, July 21, 1992	Calgary-Buffalo	Green	201		5/5	Gary Dickson, Liberal
1993 provincial	Calgary-Glenmore	Green	147		5/6	Dianne Mirosh, Progressive Conservative
1993 federal	Calgary Southwest	Green	301	0.44	6/9	Preston Manning, Reform
1997 federal	Calgary Southwest	Green	310		5/7	Preston Manning, Reform

References

1. Sol Candel (profile), classmates.com, accessed 30 October 2009.
2. "Alberta town is scene of epic struggle for vintage movie posters", Montreal Gazette, 27 April 1988, B1; Frank King, "Museum crammed to the rafters with movie memories", Calgary Herald, 28 November 1991, N1.
3. "Environmental party already established", Calgary Herald, 16 November 1990, A6. Candel is referenced as a Green Party member in this article.
4. Earth Science Society meeting, 9 June 2008, Earth System Science Society, accessed 30 October 2009; Crossing the Line: A Citizens' Inquiry on Canada-US Relations, Council of Canadians, October 2005, accessed 30 October 2009.