Reintroducing Jennifer Purdy, Green Party of Canada candidate for Kanata!

Long-time Green member and three-time candidate Dr Jennifer Purdy is representing the Green Party of Canada in the new riding of Kanata for the 45th general election.

Hello! I was born in Ottawa, raised in Kanata, back when the caboose in Bells Corners was a treat for a birthday celebration. I grew up biking around Beaverbrook and Katimavik, along those awesome paths that still wind around homes today. 

I am a veteran, having served the Canadian Armed Forces for over 23 years, doing everything from treating patients in the field, to budgeting millions of dollars in medical spending, to disaster planning, and more. After I left the military, I opened my own small business, a medical clinic, in Kanata. When the pandemic hit, I worked at the COVID clinic on Moodie Drive, assessing people who were the sickest I had ever seen before in my life. 

I worked there until May 2022, because at the end of June, I had triplets! So I’ve been very busy since then, but staying involved with the Green Party as Health and now Defence Shadow Cabinet critic has been extremely important to me.

I ran federally in 2019 and 2021, and just ran in the provincial election too. As an introvert, I find it definitely challenging, but it is incredibly important. Climate crisis is worsening. There are so many other important issues, whether it is affordability, housing, the economy, and a lack of rigour when it comes to implementing calls to action from Truth and Reconciliation and the MMIWG reports. Furthermore, the Liberal government is at risk legally, and it has failed ethically and morally by refusing to follow international law, and to recognize the state of Palestine. Finally, if climate crisis wasn’t enough of an existential threat, we now have a threat to our sovereignty and our economy from the USA.  

This moment in Canada’s history requires an all-hands-on-deck approach. It requires a leader, a visionary, and one who works well with others, regardless of their political affiliation. Thanks to my broad experience in the Forces, as a small business owner, and as a physician, I am the right candidate for this moment in Canada’s history. I am ready to serve.

You can learn more about Dr. Purdy at her website www.jenniferpurdy.ca.

Introducing the new federal riding of Kanata

It’s official! With the start of the ongoing 45th general election, the federal riding of Kanata has been created. This is a result of the redistribution of ridings that was announced in 2023; however, the changes could only take effect when the last Parliament ended. The previous federal riding of Kanata-Carleton was affected. This process takes place every 10 years.

The new federal riding of Kanata includes:

  • All of Kanata North (City of Ottawa Ward 4) and Kanata South (Ward 23);

  • The part of Stittsville north of Hazeldean Road. (If you live south of Hazeldean Road, then you remain in the federal riding of Carleton);

  • The parts of West Carleton — March around Carp, east of the 417 and south of the line formed by Vaughan Sideroad / Donald B Munro Drive / Craig’s Sideroad / Murphy Sideroad / Constance Lake Road / Berry Sideroad. (If you live north of this line or west of the 417, then you are now in the federal riding of Carleton);

  • All of Bells Corners, which was formerly in the riding of Nepean.

Welcome to you all! The map below shows the boundaries of the new federal riding of Kanata.

The boundaries of the new federal riding of Kanata (Source: Elections Canada).

Dr. Jennifer Purdy

Dr. Jennifer Purdy

We’re excited to present Dr. Jennifer Purdy, our Green Party of Canada candidate for the next federal election.

Dr. Purdy is a family physician who practices Lifestyle Medicine in Kanata. She retired from the Canadian Armed Forces after 23 years of service. Jennifer lives in Dunrobin with her husband Bill Whelan on a small farm.

Jennifer Purdy was the GPC candidate in Kanata-Carleton in the 2019 federal election is the newly appointed shadow cabinet critic for Health.

Introducing Jennifer Purdy

Introducing Jennifer Purdy

We’re excited to present our GPC candidate for the 2019 federal election:

Dr. Jennifer Purdy is a family medicine physician who recently retired from the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) after over 23 years in the Regular Force. She lives in Dunrobin, with her husband William Whelan, on a hobby farm. She currently provides medical care in Lifestyle Medicine (LM) in Kanata.

All in on Climate Change in 2019!

The next federal election must be about Canada’s actions to address climate change. The current government’s approach is insufficient and hypocritical: it kept the Harper government’s GHG reduction targets; continues to subsidize the oil-and-gas industry; and has now bought an aging pipeline. The Conservatives, both provincially and federally, are fighting any price on carbon, and proposing no effective alternative. Here are three things you can do.