Adam Saab

Adam Saab (born April 24, 1982) is a Canadian politician who resides in Victoria, British Columbia.
Adam Saab was born in Smithers, British Columbia, Canada and grew up in Salmon Arm, British Columbia. He also spent summers in Toronto working at the Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute in association with the University of Toronto studying the neuro-physiology of memory formation.
After his degree he moved to Victoria to further his schooling and be closer to his sister and his only niece and nephew. He developed a love of the city, especially the close knit community of Fernwood, Greater Victoria where he currently lives.
Education
In 2008 Saab obtained a BA with a double major in Philosophy and Psychology at the University of British Columbia in Kelowna. His thesis for philosophy and psychology and were in analogies and legal philosophy respectively.
Federal politics
Both of Saab's parents were involved in municipal and provincial politics. He learned from a young age the importance of being politically active and the value of public service. A passionate environmentalist and supporter for social justice, Adam Saab joined the Green Party of Canada and upon his arrival to Victoria worked hard as a professional political organizer in municipal, provincial, and federal campaigns. He has generated more financial and volunteer support than the Green Party has ever seen in his riding.
Adam Saab won the nomination for the Green Party of Canada (GPC) candidate for the riding of Victoria on September 8, 2008. He believes that Canadian prosperity and well-being depends upon the balance between a strong economy and a healthy environment. He intends to build a government that is prepared for the challenges of climate change and an aging population. Saab believes that retiring baby boomers will place a strain on social services and in the need for vibrant local economies and long-term resource management. His key issues in the 2008 federal election were food security, water ‘as a right’, childcare and city infrastructure funding.
On October 14, 2008, in the 2008 federal election, Saab won 6,252 votes, or 10.5% of the electorate. The national percentage of votes won by the Green Party was 6.8 %, while the provincial average (British Columbia) was 9.4 %.
After the 2008 election, while maintaining his belief that the GPC is the only major federal party worth supporting, Saab found conflict between his strong stance against strategic voting and the Green Party leadership's hard anti-Conservative stance. This was most likely bolstered by his close ties to the Green Party's justice critic Jared Giesbrecht who assisted Saab during his 2008 bid for office.
Saab now sits on GPC Federal Council as British Columbia Representative.
Provincial politics
In November 2008 the leader of the Green Party of British Columbia, Jane Sterk, asked Saab to run for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the riding of Victoria-Beacon Hill against British Columbia New Democratic Party leader Carole James.

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