About Adriane Carr

Adriane Carr is deputy leader of the Green Party of Canada and candidate for Member of Parliament for Vancouver Centre. She was born in Vancouver, raised in BC and has spent most of her career working or living in Vancouver Centre.

Adriane co-founded the B.C. Green Party—the first Green Party in North America and became the first Green leader within Canada to be included in televised leaders’ debates. In 2006 she was appointed deputy leader of the Green Party of Canada by leader, Elizabeth May.

Carr supported herself through university by teaching piano, completed her MA in urban geography in 1980 at UBC, and taught at Vancouver’s Langara College for 12 years, including a course in the economic development of BC. In 1989 she left teaching to join the executive team at Western Canada Wilderness Committee, helping grow it into one of Canada’s largest conservation groups with 100,000 supporters. She is known for her leadership in bringing adversaries together and building the public and political support to establish a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in Clayoquot Sound.

Adriane has two children in their twenties, drives a hybrid Prius and lives in the West End with her husband Paul George.

Adriane Carr – Timeline

Adriane Carr, Deputy Leader of the Green Party of Canada and Vancouver Centre Candidate for MP

Born in Vancouver and raised in B.C.’s Kootenays and Lower Mainland.

1964 – Toured the world as the youngest member of the BC Elgar Choir – the first round-the-world tour by a Canadian choir
1970 – Graduated from Burnaby North Senior Secondary
1972 – Earned an ARCT in teaching piano
1974 – Earned BA in Urban Geography (UBC), top of class; funded her studies by teaching piano
1980 – Completed MA in Geography (UBC), master’s thesis on Kitsilano community
1978-1990 – Taught at Langara college, including courses in economic development of BC and urban geography. For 2 years chaired Department of Interdisciplinary Studies including Latin American, Canadian and Women’s Studies programs.
1983 – Co-founded the BC Green Party—North America’s first Green Party
1982-1984 – Elected Langara Faculty Association representative; helped create win-win solutions to budget cutbacks.
1990-2000 – Worked for Western Canada Wilderness Committee (WCWC) in management, publications, fundraising and campaigns
1990 – founded WCWC’s international WILD campaign; organized a conference attended by people from 26 different countries
1990 – co-authored the Global Sustainable Tourism Strategy at Globe ‘90
1992-1996 – served on federal government’s Biodiversity Convention implementation committee
1992-1997 – served on CIDA advisory committee for Environment and Sustainable Development
1993-2000 – provided leadership in bringing together forest companies, First Nations, environment groups and governments in resolving the Clayoquot Sound conflict and designating the area as an international Biosphere Reserve. Took 52 trips to Ottawa to garner federal government support.
2000-2006 – served as Leader of the Green Party of BC; first Green leader in North America to be included in televised leaders’ debates (2001 and 2005 elections) – achieved the highest vote of any BC Green candidate ever (27% of the vote, 2001 election)
2002 – led a citizen’s initiative for electoral reform in BC
2003-2004 – appointed Community Futures board member, Sunshine Coast
2006 (Dec) to now– appointed Deputy Leader of the Green Party of Canada by leader Elizabeth May, co-chair of the party’s Shadow Cabinet and member of the national Campaign Committee
2007 –moved to the West End with husband, Paul George
2008 – founding chair of the GPC Women’s Council
2008 – candidate for MP, Vancouver Centre – winning almost 19% of the vote (more than tripling the GPC vote in the riding)
2009 to now – chair of the GPC’s national Fundraising Committee
2009-2011 – Honourary Co-chair of the Canadian Women Voters’ Congress’ non-partisan Women’s Campaign School

Currently member of Vancouver Board of Trade, Board of Change, Vancouver Farmer’s Market Society, Stanley Park Ecological Society, West End Residents Association.

Drives a Prius, happily married, proud mother of two children in their twenties: a daughter who edits and writes children’s books for a Vancouver-based publisher Simply Read Books, and a son who works with developmentally disabled young adults in Victoria.