Results of BC Green Party AGM election

Here are the official election results, as announced at the British Columbia Green Party AGM on Sunday 26 November 2006 in Vancouver:

Deputy Leader (vote by provincial council only)
Angela Reid

New Directors at Large
Roy Ball - Vancouver
Angela Reid - Kelowna
Rex Weyler - Cortes Island
Silvaine Zimmerman - Bowen Island

New Chairs
Chair - Desmond Rodenbour - Vancouver
Administration Chair - Tom Cornwall - North Vancouver
External Liaison - Peter Ronald - Vancouver
Membership - Kerrie Dickson - Nelson
Ombudsperson (male) - Stuart MacKinnon - Vancouver
Organizing Chair - Leanna Mitchell - North Vancouver
Policy & Research - Thomas Bradfield - Saanich
Publications - Dee Brennan - Vancouver
Secretary - Sven Biggs - Gibsons
Treasurer -Roman Goldmann-Vancouver
Vice Chair - Rex Weyler - Cortes Island

During the main business of the meeting, party members refined policies and clarified positions on maintaining public healthcare, protection of workers rights and continuing to oppose the building of new pipelines. “Every year, the AGM brings together party members committed to moving green policy forward, building the membership and raising the important issues the other parties fail to address, such as eliminating coal-fired power plants, ensuring watersheds are protected from mining and forestry, and finding sensible solutions to transportation that do not encourage the use of non-renewable energy,” said outgoing Leader Adriane Carr.

In addition to new council members, the party announced the election by the new BC council of Angela Reid to Deputy Leader. From Kelowna, Angela was elected to council as a member at large and will immediately assume the role of Deputy. “Climate crisis will be the defining political issue in the next decade, said Deputy Leader, Angela Reid “The Green Party is the only party prepared with a comprehensive platform to reverse the impact that humans have had on our environment. I am excited to be deputy leader of the party with the solutions, and to continue inspiring British Columbian’s with our vision for the future.”

“Moving towards the 2009 elections we are strengthening the group of people with expertise and dedication necessary to build green community, encourage grass roots democracy and generate innovative new policy,” said new party Chair, Desmond Rodenbour, known for his depth of experience in student politics.

The new provincial council struck a committee to determine the process that will lead to the appointment of an interim leader and the election of a new Party Leader.