The Green Party of Canada fielded several candidates in the 2000 federal election, none of whom was elected. Information about these candidates may be found on this page.
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Doug Howat (Eglinton—Lawrence)
Howat was a student at Northern Secondary School at the time of the election. He received 688 votes (1.66%), finishing fifth against Liberal incumbent Joe Volpe.
Thomas Gerry (Sudbury)
Gerry was 52 years old at the time of the election, and worked as a professor of Canadian Literature at Laurentian University. He favoured a shorter work week, and argued that Canada should shift its tax burden from small independent businesses to large national and multinational corporations. He received 503 votes (1.45%), finishing fifth against Liberal incumbent Diane Marleau.
Gerry is the author of Contemporary Canadian and U.S. women of letters : an annotated bibliography. He attended the Summit of the Americas protest at Quebec City in April 2001.