Liz White (activist)

Elizabeth White (born c. 1950) is a Canadian animal rights activist and politician.[1]

Elizabeth White
White at a debate during the 2008 Toronto Centre by-election
Leader of the Animal Protection Party of Canada
Incumbent
Assumed office August 2, 2005
Preceded by	First Leader
Personal details
Born	c. 1950
Political party	Animal Protection

Career

White is a founder and board member of the Animal Alliance of Canada, a non-profit organization set up in 1991, where she focuses on legislative issues, municipal animal control by-laws, hunting and human-wildlife conflict, and fundraising.[2]

White also leads the Animal Protection Party of Canada (formerly the Animal Alliance Environment Voters Party of Canada), a federal political party registered by the Animal Alliance in 2005 with the aim of winning air time to discuss issues other parties might not raise, and to allow donors to receive tax credit. She stood unsuccessfully for election in Toronto-area ridings in 2006, 2008, 2011 and 2015.[3]

White is an opponent of the annual Canadian seal hunt, and as a result supports a boycott of Canada's seafood industry. She has also campaigned against the sale of dogs from the Winnipeg city pound to animal researchers. She was one of three women (along with Lesli Bisgould of the University of Toronto and Shelagh MacDonald of the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies) who drafted Bill C-17B/C-10B, an anti-cruelty bill that among other things called for animals to be regarded as "living property." The Bill passed the House of Commons twice, but was defeated in the Senate in 2008.[4]

Electoral record

2015 Canadian federal election: Etobicoke—Lakeshore
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	James Maloney	34,638	53.70	+18.60	$154,037.25
	Conservative	Bernard Trottier	20,932	32.45	-7.78	$114,083.23
	New Democratic	Phil Trotter	7,030	10.90	-9.40	$27,861.80
	Green	Angela Salewsky	1,507	2.34	-1.68	$2,045.10
	Animal Alliance	Liz White	233	0.36	–	$4,975.83
	Marxist–Leninist	Janice Murray	168	0.26	-0.10	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			64,508	100.00		$233,887.62
Total rejected ballots			307	0.47
Turnout			64,815	70.37
Eligible voters			92,100
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing		+13.19
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]

2011 Canadian federal election: Thornhill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Peter Kent	36,629	61.38	+12.37	$85,817.95
	Liberal	Karen Mock	14,125	23.67	-15.76	$89,258.36
	New Democratic	Simon Strelchik	7,141	11.97	+5.35	$5,397.91
	Green	Norbert Koehl	1,562	2.62	-2.32	$11,470.40
	Animal Alliance	Liz White	215	0.36	–	$7,002.05
Total valid votes/Expense limit			59,672	100.00	–	$99,784.20
Total rejected ballots			275	0.46	–
Turnout			59,947	60.98	–
Eligible voters			98,312	–	–

2008 Canadian federal election: Toronto Centre
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Bob Rae	27,462	53.53	-5.94	$ 48,353.21
	Conservative	David Gentili	9,402	18.33	+6.01	39,290.89
	New Democratic	El-Farouk Khaki	7,743	15.09	+1.21	21,305.27
	Green	Ellen Michelson	6,081	11.85	-1.56	23,041.16
	Communist	Johan Boyden	193	0.38		432.31
	Animal Alliance	Liz White	187	0.36	-0.16	685.91
	Independent	Gerald Derome	146	0.28		2,063.60
	Marxist–Leninist	Philip Fernandez	92	0.18		–
Total valid votes/Expense limit/Total Expenditures			51,306	100.00	$ 92,067.97	$ 135,172.35
Total rejected ballots			257	0.50
Turnout			51,563	57.39

By-election on March 17, 2008: Toronto Centre On Bill Graham's resignation, July 2, 2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bob Rae	14,187	59.47	+7.24
	New Democratic	El-Farouk Khaki	3,312	13.88	-9.86
	Green	Chris Tindal	3,199	13.41	+8.20
	Conservative	Donald Meredith	2,939	12.32	-5.89
	Animal Alliance	Liz White	123	0.52	+0.40
	Canadian Action	Doug Plumb	97	0.41
Total valid votes			23,857	100.00
Total rejected ballots			96	0.40
Turnout			23,953	27.86
	Liberal hold		Swing	+8.5

2006 Canadian federal election: Toronto Centre
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bill Graham	30,874	52.23	-4.30
	New Democratic	Michael Shapcott	14,036	23.74	-0.01
	Conservative	Lewis Reford	10,763	18.21	+3.42
	Green	Chris Tindal	3,080	5.21	+1.30
	Communist	Johan Boyden	120	0.2	-0.05
	Independent	Michel Prairie	101	0.2
	Animal Alliance	Liz White	72	0.12
	Marxist–Leninist	Philip Fernandez	66	0.11	-0.01
Total valid votes			59,112	100.00
	Liberal hold		Swing	-2.1

References

1. Strobel, Mike. "One Party Stands up for the Animals," Toronto Sun, 7 January 2006.
2. Dupras, George. Values in Conflict: Reflections of an Animal Advocate. iUniverse, 2011, pp. 180–181.
3. Boatright, Robert G. Interest Groups and Campaign Finance Reform in the United States and Canada. University of Michigan Press, 2011, p. 167.
4. Dupras, George. Values in Conflict: Reflections of an Animal Advocate. iUniverse, 2011, pp. 28–30.
   • Also see Bill C-10B, Parliament of Canada, accessed 22 May 2012.
5. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Etobicoke—Lakeshore, 30 September 2015
6. Elections Canada – Final Candidates Election Expenses Limits