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Shane Philips

2025 Green Party of Canada Candidate

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​My decision to run for the Green Party of Canada comes from the same place that inspired me to become a singer-songwriter. My father once urged me to write songs for the starving children of the world, yet it was only after his passing that I found the courage to change not just my lyrics, but also my life.

As the child of immigrant parents, hard work and dedication were ingrained in me from a young age. But as I travelled the world, I struggled to reconcile those experiences with the life I was living in Canada. That journey led me to become an advocate for social justice and peace— causes that resonated deeply in my heart.

I walked 102 kilometres for water—twice—to raise awareness as a water activist. I worked as a PSW and social worker supporting homeless teenagers. I became a yoga teacher and an educational partner with the TDSB, teaching children and adults the art of meditation and the practice of peace.

Now, in 2025, I am committed to making equity and social justice the foundation of socioenvironmental change.

© 2025. Authorized by the CFO for the Toronto - St. Paul's Green Party of Ontario Constituency Association

and the Green Party of Canada Fund, Chief Agent for the Green Party of Canada.

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The Toronto—St. Paul's Green Parties acknowledge that the land in Toronto—St. Paul's is the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee, the Métis, and most recently, the territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit River. The territory was the subject of the Dish With One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant, an agreement
between the Iroquois Confederacy and the Ojibwe and allied nations to peaceably share and care for the resources around the Great Lakes. This territory is also covered by the Upper Canada Treaties.

Today, Toronto (from the Haudenosaunee word Tkaronto) is still the home to many Indigenous people from across Turtle Island and we are grateful to have the opportunity to live and work in the community, on this territorial land. We want to acknowledge that colonial violence continues to negatively impact Indigenous Peoples. We recognize that the institutions in which we gather have colonial history and colonial present, and we aim to continually stand in solidarity with Indigenous peoples, towards lessening ongoing colonial harms through speaking about these harms.

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