Harry Garfinkle
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Harry Garfinkle is a Green
politician
in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
. He also is Professor Emeritus, Department of Educational Foundations, University of Alberta
, but retired from teaching in 1988 to focus on politics.
In 1993, he ran for the Green Party of Canada
in the federal riding of Edmonton Strathcona
, receiving 287 votes (0.58%).
Garfinkle ran for registered leader of the GPC in 1996 but lost to Wendy Priesnitz
. Garfinkle was selected as interim registered leader of the Party, during a teleconference of the National Executive, after Priesnitz resigned in January 1997.
Greens
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politician
Politician
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in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. He also is Professor Emeritus, Department of Educational Foundations, University of Alberta
University of Alberta
The University of Alberta is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford, the first premier of Alberta and Henry Marshall Tory, its first president, it is widely recognized as one of the best universities in Canada...
, but retired from teaching in 1988 to focus on politics.
In 1993, he ran for the Green Party of Canada
Green Party of Canada
The Green Party of Canada is a Canadian federal political party founded in 1983 with 10,000–12,000 registered members as of October 2008. The Greens advance a broad multi-issue political platform that reflects its core values of ecological wisdom, social justice, grassroots democracy and...
in the federal riding of Edmonton Strathcona
Edmonton Strathcona
Edmonton Strathcona can refer to:*Edmonton—Strathcona, a federal electoral district*Edmonton-Strathcona...
, receiving 287 votes (0.58%).
Garfinkle ran for registered leader of the GPC in 1996 but lost to Wendy Priesnitz
Wendy Priesnitz
Wendy Priesnitz is a Canadian alternative education and environmental advocate. She was leader of the Green Party of Canada from July 1996 to January 1997, when she abruptly resigned....
. Garfinkle was selected as interim registered leader of the Party, during a teleconference of the National Executive, after Priesnitz resigned in January 1997.