Jen Hunter

Jen Hunter is the Green Party of Canada candidate for the Ottawa-Centre electoral district in the 2008 Federal Election. She has held significant positions with activist and non-profit organisations. Among others, Hunter has been an executive member of Equal Voice National Capital Chapter, has led an annual international Team Learning Adventure, was co-leader of a women's leadership event in Toronto, and was the first international board member for the Appalachian Trail Conservancy. She is also the founder of the Learning Catalyst. Hunter attended Queen's University, where she received her honours degree in political studies.

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Hunter chose to run for office in order to increase the number of women running. "We stand for more women running and winning, and I believe I can run and win." She believes in giving more federal money to cities, and in income splitting.

Chianello, a columnist for the Ottawa Citizen, says that she doesn't take Green party members seriously and that none of them has a chance of winning, pointing out that Hunter's official campaign launch was two weeks into a five-week campaign and featured a drumming session. Hoedeman, Hunter's director of communications, countered that the campaign office had already been open before the official launch, that the official launch was delayed a few days out of respect for the passing of Marion Dewar, and that the drumming was to raise the morale of campaign volunteers. (Marion Dewar, former mayor of Ottawa, was the mother of one of the candidates in the riding.) Hunter says she's running an "inspiring, engaging, innovative and fun" campaign.

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