Two candidates seek federal Green Party nomination in Guelph

Two people are in the running to become the next federal Green Party candidate in Guelph.

Dylan White and Anne-Marie Zajdlik have successfully submitted their candidacies, the Guelph Greens Federal Electoral District Association announced Tuesday evening.

With more than one candidate running for the nomination, a vote will be held to determine which of the two will represent the Green Party in the riding of Guelph in the next federal election.

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In an email, the riding association said the nomination election will be held in October.

White is a biologist with 15 years of experience whose work has taken him across Canada. He has also led professional tours around the world, including to Borneo, Argentina, Antarctica, Hawaii and southern Africa.

Zajdlik is a family physician and HIV/AIDS activist. She founded the ARCH HIV/AIDS Clinic in Guelph and the Bracelet of Hope, a Guelph-based charity that helps Lesotho cope with the impact of the AIDS epidemic.

Zajdlik received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012, the Governor General’s Meritorious Service Medal in 2016 and the Order of Ontario in 2010.

The association said it has closed the nomination process and that further details on the nomination election will be announced shortly.

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