Joe Anglin
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Joe Anglin is a municipal level politician from Alberta
, Canada
. He was elected to Rimbey Town Council in October 2010. He was the leader of the Green Party of Alberta
from 2008 until its dissolution in 2009.
(insufficient source; this is a claim Anglin has made in media not checked)and worked as a police officer in the 1970s (insufficient source; this is a claim Anglin has made in media not checked). He moved to Canada and obtained Canadian citizenship in 1995. He served in the Canadian Coast Guard
for six years (insufficient source; this is a claim Anglin has made in media not checked).
Anglin ran for the Alberta Green Party in the Lacombe-Ponoka
electoral district in the 2008 Alberta general election. He had the best showing for the Greens in the province finishing a distant second to incumbent Ray Prins
.
Anglin became leader of the Green Party in the fall of 2008. The validity of the meeting at which Anglin was elected was challenged by the party's previous leadership. Anglin presided over the dissolution of the party in July 2009. He attributed the party’s failure to file required financial returns with Elections Alberta to a refusal by the previous executive to hand over necessary documentation. David Crowe, the previous CFO for the party, has denied Anglin’s allegation, and has provided documentation of what he made available to the party and when, indicating that all needed documentation was made available in a timely manner.
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, Canada
Canada
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. He was elected to Rimbey Town Council in October 2010. He was the leader of the Green Party of Alberta
Green Party of Alberta
The Green Party of Alberta, also known as the Alberta Greens, was a provincial political party in the province of Alberta, Canada.The Alberta Greens were formed in 1986 and received official party status on April 6, 1990...
from 2008 until its dissolution in 2009.
Early life
Anglin served in the United States Marine CorpsUnited States Marine Corps
The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to deliver combined-arms task forces rapidly. It is one of seven uniformed services of the United States...
(insufficient source; this is a claim Anglin has made in media not checked)and worked as a police officer in the 1970s (insufficient source; this is a claim Anglin has made in media not checked). He moved to Canada and obtained Canadian citizenship in 1995. He served in the Canadian Coast Guard
Canadian Coast Guard
The Canadian Coast Guard is the coast guard of Canada. It is a federal agency responsible for providing maritime search and rescue , aids to navigation, marine pollution response, marine radio, and icebreaking...
for six years (insufficient source; this is a claim Anglin has made in media not checked).
Political career
Anglin gained wide public attention in Alberta after he exposed the Energy and Utilities Board for spying on people who opposed power lines being put through their land.Anglin ran for the Alberta Green Party in the Lacombe-Ponoka
Lacombe-Ponoka
Lacombe-Ponoka is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada.-Boundary history:- Members of the Legislative Assembly :-2004 general election:-2004 Senate nominee election district results:...
electoral district in the 2008 Alberta general election. He had the best showing for the Greens in the province finishing a distant second to incumbent Ray Prins
Ray Prins
Ray Prins is a Canadian politician and current Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, representing the constituency of Lacombe-Ponoka as a Progressive Conservative.-Early life:...
.
Anglin became leader of the Green Party in the fall of 2008. The validity of the meeting at which Anglin was elected was challenged by the party's previous leadership. Anglin presided over the dissolution of the party in July 2009. He attributed the party’s failure to file required financial returns with Elections Alberta to a refusal by the previous executive to hand over necessary documentation. David Crowe, the previous CFO for the party, has denied Anglin’s allegation, and has provided documentation of what he made available to the party and when, indicating that all needed documentation was made available in a timely manner.