Annamie Paul Quotes

Annamie Paul

Profession : Politician

Birth : November 3, 1972

A small group of councillors sought to force a vote of no-confidence in my leadership. They did so with no substantive consultation with the members they represent.

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People in Canada are starting to see all of the dimensions of the Green Party.

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I just don't have the heart for it. I just will not spend any more time focused on political games as opposed to public policy, which is what I entered politics for in the first place, particularly at a time when it is so needed.

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There are differences of opinion that come up naturally within parties. And certainly Israel and Palestine is one that has demonstrated the differences of opinion.

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People who don't see themselves reflected in an institution tend not to associate themselves with those institutions.

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But I would not have been the leader that I hoped to be if I hadn't put my name forward to represent this community. You have to be daring.

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And of course, we've never had a Black person or a woman of color lead a party.

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It's important to be frank with people: I think that any kind of fruit on pizza is an abomination. I have never been able to understand that. It's not a deal-breaker for me in terms of friendships, but does raise questions for me.

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I'm going to try to live up to what I know the expectations will be for me.

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When I came back to Canada after my graduate studies, I founded the first organization in Canada focused on political under-representation and trying to change that, and to support a whole new generation of public policy leaders from marginalized groups.

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I joined the Green Party because I believe it to be the most progressive party in Canadian politics and offering the most progressive policies and to be constantly working toward a more just and equitable society.

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Canada's only becoming more diverse. And that still isn't sufficiently reflected in our in our political culture.

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The anti-Semitism was not easy, and it still isn't. You never really get used to it. You're aware it's out there but you're never fully prepared for it.

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Often, when people like me are elected or appointed to positions of senior leadership, the rules of the game seem to change.

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I do not agree with many of the views that have been expressed by our MPs, but they are of course welcome to express them - and everyone knows that is the Green Party ethos.

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What I bring is hope to all the people who have not seen themselves represented in politics to this point, hope it's possible we can have a more inclusive style of politics.

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The climate emergency is and remains the existential crisis of our times and we cannot forget about it because it has not forgotten about us.

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To the prime minister, Justin Trudeau, you are no ally and you are no feminist.

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The difference between the Liberals and the Conservatives is that the Conservatives are being honest that what they're planning to do is not going to get us past 30 per cent greenhouse gas emissions reductions.

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Any Green that is elected to Parliament is someone that you can count on, absolutely, to be a climate champion, to work concretely across party lines on this non-partisan issue, which is how we are going to reduce global warming.

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