Athlete Leads Green Party

Retired Canadian hockey player and celebrity Georges Laraque was named the new deputy leader of Canada’s Green party the weekend of July 31. Laraque is a vegan and animal rights activist, and says he accepted the position in the party to improve the health of Canadians, and to advocate for the environment. Laraque became a vegan a year and a half ago after seeing the documentary Earthlings, and since then has been involved with animal and health issues, in addition to the other social welfare causes he already had been working for. “After working for many years on key issues like animal welfare and improving lives in Haiti, I am so pleased to have joined a political party that truly cares about building a healthy and just society,” Laraque says.