2024 Federal and Young Greens Council Elections

Hello! My name is Stuart Hunter (he/il) and I am running for Anglophone Vice-Chair on Federal Council. I’ve devoted basically my entire adult life to this party because of how important I think it is that we have a strong federal Green Party, for the benefit of Canada and the world. The Green Party is the only party that is honest about the gravity of the problems we’re facing and willing to say what needs to be done, and I’m committed to doing what I can to support getting as many Green MPs elected as possible so they can bring that perspective into Parliament. I got my start in the party with the UVic Greens campus club during Jo-Ann Roberts’ 2015 campaign in Victoria, before joining my local BC Greens riding association in Saanich North and the Islands. From there, I got involved with the club executive, and in 2018, I was elected as YGC Co-Chair, becoming a member of Federal Council for the first time (I’ve served five of the last six years). Over the last nine years, I have volunteered for the Greens in seven federal/provincial elections (plus a couple by-elections). I’ve got experience working well with Greens from all parts of the organization spanning local, national, and international levels. In terms of what needs to be done to make this organization function, my strong suit is governance. I am well-versed in the party’s Constitution and Bylaws, Green Rules, and all the other documents Councillors have to contend with. By taking on these tasks and having the institutional knowledge that is necessary for the administration of our party, I can leave space for others better suited to organizing work to focus on the important task of getting Greens elected. In real life/outside of Green stuff, I live in Victoria BC on the land of the lək̓ʷəŋən (Lekwungen) people and I finished my Master’s in French at UVic earlier this year. I speak English and French, and I’ve been working on my Spanish recently (for international Green reasons). Also I like Star Trek and video games…

Experience and Skills

I’ve always thought it’s better for members of the Executive to have been on Council before (in non-Exec roles). And even though I am currently a Youth Representative and will remain a Young Green for another couple years, I am the longest-serving current member of FC after the leader. Having started my time as the longest-serving Youth Rep ever in 2018, I am the only person to have been on FC during both the 2019 and 2021 federal elections. I’ve got experience of good and bad times, things that did and didn’t work. Both are useful. The Executive’s main responsibilities are about ensuring that Federal Council works. As a member of FC and Chair of the Governance Committee, I’ve already spent years endeavouring to improve the functioning of FC. It’s been challenging, but I’ve been able to help out along the way. I was the main author of the current version of the FC Handbook and the only version of the Council Green Rules. In terms of my qualifications for the Vice-Chair role specifically, I have co-chaired the Young Greens Council longer than anyone else, and I have chaired or co-chaired a number of committees over the years (currently, the Governance Committee, the International Secretariat, the SGM Oversight Committee, and the Global Young Greens Oversight Committee). The amount/depth of Green experience I have is very rare, and the variety of experience I have is too. This expertise, and my willingness to collaborate, often leads people to seek my advice.

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Nominators

• Amita Kuttner
• Pearson Singbeil Montgomery
• Anna Keenan
• Nick Noble
• Jo-Ann Roberts
• Eric Gilmour
• Alison Lam
• Nick Poppell
• Maria Rodriguez
• Matthew Clarke
• Kiara Nazon
• Gabriel Blanc
• Darcie Lanthier
• Deraek Menard
• Bryanne Lamoureux
• Nick Loughton
• Gillian Maurice
• Keith Poore
• Andrew Rose
• Bill Matheson
• John Weston
• Charles Eyton-Jones
• Carey Rutherford
• Samuel Moisan-Domm