Annamie Paul

Annamie Paul is a candidate in the Green Party of Canada Leadership Race. She is a Canadian civic engagement activist, lawyer and international affairs professional who has worked on supporting social innovation. She was a candidate in the 2019 Canadian federal election and is running to be the leader of the Green Party of Canada[1][2]. If successful in the 2020 Green Party leadership race, Paul would be the first elected Black leader and the first female Jewish leader [1][3] of a major federal party in Canada. The winner will be announced on October 3rd.[4]

Annamie Paul
Personal details
CitizenshipCanadian
Political partyGreen Party of Canada
Spouse(s)Mark Freeman
EducationPrinceton University (MPA)
University of Ottawa (LL.B.)
OccupationLawyer
WebsiteCampaign website

Background

Paul was raised in Toronto and started her involvement with politics early, working as a Page in the Ontario Legislature at age 12[5], and later as a Page at the Canadian Senate, and as an Ontario Legislature Intern[6]. She attended the University of Ottawa[7] for two years before being admitted to the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law. She holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Ottawa[8][5] and a Masters of Public Affairs from Princeton University[3]. She was called to the bar in Ontario in 1998.[9]

She was the founder and Executive Director of the Canadian Centre for Political Leadership[10][11] from 2001-2005 and has worked in civic engagement and international affairs positions, including in political affairs in Canada's Mission to the European Union and in the Office of the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court[1][12]. She is co-founder of the Barcelona International Public Policy Hub (BIPP HUB)[13]. She can speak English, French, Catalan and Spanish.[12]

Paul is the older sister of Canadian actress Ngozi Paul, and is married to international human rights lawyer Mark Freeman.[9]

Civic Engagement Work

In 2001, Paul started the Canadian Centre for Political Leadership (CCPL),[14] who's work was supported by a fellowship from the Echoing Green Foundation[15] and support from the Maytree Foundation. The CCPL was an organization focused on helping women, Indigenous persons, and People of Colour to pursue public offices.[16][17] Through the CCPL, Paul ran training sessions across Canada[18], as well as conferences devoted to participation in elected roles and board appointments.[19][20] Participants in the CCPL's programs went on to achieve those objectives, being appointed and elected to boards and political staff positions.[21]

In 2017[22] Paul co-founded the Barcelona International Public Policy Hub (BIPP HUB)[23], an organization designed to be a catalyst for international NGOs working on global challenges.[24] Aside from providing support, the hub hosts also individual projects including democraciaAbierta, the Spanish language branch of OpenDemocracy[25], Verificat, a Calatan language news fact checking service, and the Climate Infrastructure Project.[26]

In 2019, Paul co-created the 1834 Fellowship,[27] a project Operation Black Vote Canada,[28] with Velma Morgan. The fellowhip is training the next generation of young Black Canadian public policy leaders.

Political career

Paul stood in the 2019 Canadian federal election as the Green Party of Canada candidate[29][30] in Toronto Centre, where she lost to Bill Morneau, Minister of Finance,[31]. Soon after her nomination, she was appointed to the Green Party's Shadow Cabinet as International Affairs Critic by Elizabeth May,[32][1] a position she held until February 2020, when she stepped down to enter the leadership race.

In March 2020, she was the first[33] candidate registered as a contestant in the race to be the next leader of the Green Party of Canada. She called the leadership race, the first one since 2006, an "opportunity for renewal" for the party[29]

Awards and Fellowships

She is an Action Canada Fellow[6][34], Echoing Green Fellow[9], member of the University of Ottawa Common Law Honour Society[35], alumnus of the Government of Canada Recruitment of Policy Leaders Program[36], and a recipient of the Black Business and Professional Association[37] Harry Jerome Award.[38]

Electoral record
2019 Canadian federal election: Toronto Centre
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalBill Morneau31,27157.37-0.53
New DemocraticBrian Chang12,14222.27-4.34
ConservativeRyan Lester6,61312.13-0.06
GreenAnnamie Paul3,8527.07+4.47
Animal ProtectionRob Lewin1820.33–
RhinocerosSean Carson1470.27–
IndependentJason Tavares1260.23–
CommunistBronwyn Cragg1250.23-0.03
Marxist–LeninistPhilip Fernandez540.1-0.05
Total valid votes/Expense limit 54,512100.0  
Total rejected ballots 384
Turnout 54,89668.55
Eligible voters 80,087
Source: Elections Canada[39][40]

References
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  2. Thurton, David (2020-06-18). "Green leadership hopeful wants to become the first black woman to lead a national party". CBC News.
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  6. "2003/2004 Fellows". Action Canada. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
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  9. Steed, Judy (June 25, 2002). "Helping minorities gain political clout". Toronto Star. p. E4. ProQuest 438460247,ProQuest 1441576727.
  10. "Why the federal leadership races of Annamie Paul and Leslyn Lewis matter". TVO.org. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
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  20. VANDEN BUSSCHE, Eric (June 18, 2005). "'I don't think political parties are ready for us'". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
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  22. "BARCELONA INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC POLICY HUB BIPP HUB SL, BARCELONA - Informe comercial, de riesgo, financiero y mercantil". www.infocif.es. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
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  25. @demoabierta (Dec 14, 2017). "democraciaAbierta" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  26. "Bipp Hub Residents | BIPP HUB. Change-makers working on global issues". web.archive.org. 2020-07-02. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
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  30. Ma, Meilin. "Toronto federal election candidates claim green to get university student votes". The Ryersonian.
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  36. "Leadership Contest". Green Party of Canada. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  37. "Black Business and Professional Association | The premiere destination for Black Businesses and Professionals". Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  38. "1993 Alumni". Harry Jerome Awards. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  39. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  40. "Election night results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
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