Edmonton Centre
David Parker
David Parker was born in England where he earned his honours degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering in 1972. He travelled and lived in Europe, Israel, India, and the USA, before coming to Canada in 1976, where he spent his first year working as an electrician at a mine site in Uranium City, Saskatchewan. In 1978 he settled in Edmonton, where he still lives and teaches Instrumentation Technology at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT).
David has been involved with the Green Party of Canada (GPC) for about 20 years and was the candidate for Edmonton Centre in 2004, 2006 and 2008, increasing his share of the vote in each election. He recognizes that simply by running, Greens are strongly influencing public policy, changing the nature of how governments are run, and helping to reverse the decline in public discourse and political involvement. David was proud to be the leader of the Alberta Green Party from 1996 to 2002 and ran in three elections for the provincial party.
David has spent the last 20 years of his life working with and for various environmental organizations. He was one of the founding members of the Climate Action Network (CANet) and has worked extensively to advance action on this critical issue. He was a delegate to UN climate change conferences in both Montreal (2005) and Copenhagen (2009).
As a member of parliament, David would dedicate himself to recovering and enhancing the health and wellbeing of all Canadians, and work diligently toward the goal of ecological sustainability. He recognizes that children are our best hope and that the first years of a child’s development are the most critical. He also believes in state-supported education and that education to the highest level must be available to all, regardless of social class or income. David recognizes that only a well educated and informed public can keep Canada a prosperous, healthy and caring nation.
David Parker is the nominated candidate for the Green Party of Canada in the riding of Edmonton Centre.
