Hockey Player Joins Greens

Vegan, activist, and former Montreal Canadiens enforcer Georges Laraque announced on Saturday that he is joining the Green Party of Canada as part of its promotional push this spring. Laraque first expressed interest in becoming more involved with the Greens during a television interview, and the party approached him soon after. While his role with the party remains undefined, Green Party Deputy Leader Jaques Rivard said Laraque would be an ideal candidate to represent the party and boost its profile. While Laraque doesn’t plan on entering the next federal elections race, he says he hasn’t excluded the possibility of one day running as a Green candidate.