Born and raised in Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan, Valerie has strong prairie roots and understands the unique opportunities and challenges Canadian rural life holds. Valerie feels it is important to give voters in the Yorkton—Melville riding an option to vote for a representative that is committed to a greener planet with sustainable, self-reliant local communities.

As a descendant...

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,...

Pat studied Mechanical Engineering at UBC, graduating in 1985.  He found employment in the manufacturing sector designing heavy equipment for the resource industry.  In 1995 Pat started his own engineering consulting firm offering engineering services to the Lower Mainland's heavy equipment manufacturers.

Pat began researching the science behind climate change about 10...

I come to the Green Party as a disaffected socialist eager to leave a lasting legacy in this province. I was involved heavily with the NDP in Ottawa and then in BC for nearly 10 years. I worked on Parliament Hill, at the federal headquarters, and volunteered on half a dozen election campaigns provincially, federally and municipally. The latter involved the first ever LGBTQ councilor elected to...