Liz White (activist)

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

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

Career

White is a founder and board member of the Animal Alliance of Canada, a non-profit organization set up in 1990, 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

Canadian federal election, 2015: Etobicoke-Lakeshore
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalJames Maloney34,63853.70+18.60$154,037.25
ConservativeBernard Trottier20,93232.45-7.78$114,083.23
New DemocraticPhil Trotter7,03010.90-9.40$27,861.80
GreenAngela Salewsky1,5072.34-1.68$2,045.10
Animal AllianceLiz White2330.36–$4,975.83
Marxist–LeninistJanice Murray1680.26-0.10–
Total valid votes/Expense limit 64,508100.00 $233,887.62
Total rejected ballots 3070.47
Turnout 64,81570.37
Eligible voters 92,100
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +13.19
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]
Canadian federal election, 2011: Thornhill
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativePeter Kent36,62961.38+12.37$85,817.95
LiberalKaren Mock14,12523.67-15.76$89,258.36
New DemocraticSimon Strelchik7,14111.97+5.35$5,397.91
GreenNorbert Koehl1,5622.62-2.32$11,470.40
Animal AllianceLiz White2150.36–$7,002.05
Total valid votes/Expense limit 59,672 100.00–$99,784.20
Total rejected ballots 275 0.46–
Turnout 59,947 60.98–
Eligible voters 98,312 ––
Canadian federal election, 2008: Toronto Centre
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalBob Rae27,46253.53-5.94$ 48,353.21
ConservativeDavid Gentili9,40218.33+6.0139,290.89
New DemocraticEl-Farouk Khaki7,74315.09+1.2121,305.27
GreenEllen Michelson6,08111.85-1.5623,041.16
CommunistJohan Boyden1930.38432.31
Animal AllianceLiz White1870.36-0.16685.91
IndependentGerald Derome1460.282,063.60
Marxist–LeninistPhilip Fernandez920.18–    
Total valid votes/Expense limit/Total Expenditures 51,306100.00 $ 92,067.97 $ 135,172.35
Total rejected ballots 2570.50
Turnout 51,56357.39
By-election on March 17, 2008: Toronto Centre

On Bill Graham's resignation, July 2, 2007

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalBob Rae14,18759.47+7.24
New DemocraticEl-Farouk Khaki3,31213.88-9.86
GreenChris Tindal3,19913.41+8.20
ConservativeDonald Meredith2,93912.32-5.89
Animal AllianceLiz White1230.52+0.40
Canadian ActionDoug Plumb970.41
Total valid votes 23,857100.00
Total rejected ballots 960.40
Turnout 23,95327.86
  Liberal hold Swing +8.5
Canadian federal election, 2006: Toronto Centre
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalBill Graham30,87452.23-4.30
New DemocraticMichael Shapcott14,03623.74-0.01
ConservativeLewis Reford10,76318.21+3.42
GreenChris Tindal3,0805.21+1.30
CommunistJohan Boyden1200.2-0.05
IndependentMichel Prairie1010.2
Animal AllianceLiz White720.12
Marxist–LeninistPhilip Fernandez660.11-0.01
Total valid votes 59,112100.00
  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. ↑ "Voter Information Service - Who are the candidates in my electoral district?". www.elections.ca.
  6. ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine.
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