The Green Party nominated political veteran Deborah Coyne to run for MP in the new Carleton riding that includes Stittsville.
“I’m honoured to be the Green Party Candidate in Carleton, a riding that traces history back to Confederation,” she said.
Her web site bio says her background includes experience as a lawyer, university professor, constitutional activist, public servant, writer and mother of two children.
She ran for the Liberals in Toronto-Danforth in 2006, and was a candidate for the Liberal party leadership in 2012-2013. She’s now a senior policy advisor to the leader of the Green Party of Canada.
The Greens were the last of the four major parties to announce a candidate for the riding. Their nomination meeting was held at the Stittsville library on Saturday afternoon.
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COMING MONDAY: StittsvilleCentral.ca will have a federal election preview for the newly-created Carleton riding, including a profile of the candidates for each of the main parties.