Calgary Centre
Jayden Baldonado (he/him) is a passionate young activist born and raised on Treaty 7 Mohkinstsis (Calgary, Alberta). Since he was a child, Jayden has been passionate about addressing the climate crisis, but found that his concerns were consistently dismissed by those in charge. During his youth, he began to learn about intersectionality and the shared root causes behind the environmental, social, and economic issues faced by working-class communities across Canada and the world. This prompted him to take action. Although he was still too young to vote, Jayden became a member of the Green Party of Canada, and volunteered with local candidates during the 2021 federal election. The empowering experience of that campaign inspired him to run in his home riding of Calgary-East as a candidate for the Green Party of Alberta during the 2023 provincial election, and subsequently to take on the responsibilities of an Executive Council member for the provincial party.
Jayden is currently studying Environmental Science at Mount Royal University, where he participates in several socioeconomic and environmental activism-oriented student clubs, while serving the campus community as a governor of his students’ association. He previously graduated from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology with a diploma in Environmental Technology. His role as a student leader has taught him the importance of open and honest two-way communication, and Jayden aspires to hold onto these principles as a prospective member of Parliament for the riding of Calgary Centre.
In order to represent the best interests of all Canadians, Jayden recognizes that we must take action to avert the climate crisis, eliminate poverty, and reduce socioeconomic inequity by working to dismantle the interconnected systems of colonialism, capitalism, white supremacy, and patriarchy through a community-oriented approach. He believes that this must be accomplished through direct action, including mutual aid and other solidarity-building efforts with targeted communities, alongside a progressive political upheaval facilitated by a grassroots party who prioritizes the needs of everyday Canadians over the greed of the ruling class.