Nick Wright (politician)

Nick Wright (born May 20, 1982),[1] also known as Nicholas Wright or Nicholas dePencier Wright, is a Canadian business lawyer and politician. He was the founding leader of the Green Party of Nova Scotia and was the founding Executive Director of the Canadian animal advocacy organization Animal Justice.[2] He is currently founder and CEO of foreign affairs publication Geopolitical Monitor[3] and is an elected member ("Bencher") of the governing body of the Law Society of Ontario.

For other people with the same name, see Nicholas Wright (disambiguation).
Nick Wright
Nick Wright
Born (1982-05-20) May 20, 1982
Toronto, Ontario
NationalityCanadian
Alma materUniversity of King's College
Dalhousie University
OccupationPolitician, Lawyer
Known forGreen Party of Nova Scotia Founding Leader

Background and education

Wright was born in Toronto, Ontario.[1] He attended Lakefield College School before moving to Halifax, Nova Scotia, where he received an honours degree in philosophy from the University of King's College, Halifax and an MBA and a law degree from Dalhousie University. He has since additionally earned an LLM in tax law from Osgoode Hall Law School.[4]

Politics

On March 5, 2006, Wright became the leader of the Green Party of Nova Scotia at the Party's founding convention—after winning a contested nomination vote over long time Green Party of Canada candidate and organizer Sheila Richardson.[5]

On December 19, 2006 Wright announced that he would be stepping down as leader of the Green Party of Nova Scotia upon the completion of his term, which ended in May 2007.[6][7]

On May 1, 2019 Wright was elected 'Bencher' of the Law Society of Ontario as a representative for Toronto[8]

Elections

In the 2006 federal election, Wright ran for the Green Party of Canada for the riding of Halifax[9] and received 3.9% of the popular vote (1,948 votes), losing to NDP incumbent and former NDP federal and provincial leader Alexa McDonough.

Wright then led the Green Party of Nova Scotia[10][11][12][13] through the 2006 Nova Scotia general election. He ran as a candidate for the district of Halifax Citadel and received 4.18% of the popular vote (292 votes), losing to NDP candidate Leonard Preyra.

On October 27, 2014, Wright ran for City Council in Toronto's Ward 20, losing to Joe Cressy.[14]

On June 22, 2015, Wright was nominated Green Party of Canada candidate for Toronto's University—Rosedale for the 2015 federal election.[15] In the election, Wright received 3% of the popular vote (1,423 votes), losing to Liberal candidate Chrystia Freeland.

On May 1, 2019, Wright successfully ran for 'Bencher' to become part of the governing body of the Law Society of Ontario as part of a slate that sought to depoliticize the organization and reduce spending and membership fees.[16]

Post-elections

Wright practices business law in Toronto. He frequently appeared in the media for his work in support of animal protection and civil liberties.[17][18][19][20]

References
  1. "Parties & Leaders - Nick Wright". CBC News. June 1, 2006. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  2. https://animaljustice.ca/podcast/episode-11-celebrating-10-years-of-animal-justice-with-founder-nick-wright
  3. https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/about
  4. "About Nick Wright | Wright Business Law".
  5. "Parties and Leaders, Nick Wright" Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2006 Jun 1
  6. "Nova Scotia Greens to seek new leader" Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2006 Dec 19
  7. "Greens pick new leader" Kings County Advertiser-Register
  8. Ontario lawyers elect new governing body for 2019-2023 term
  9. Decision Canada, electoral results Archived 2015-09-09 at the Wayback Machine Canada.com
  10. "Parties and Leaders, Nick Wright" Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2006 Jun 1
  11. "Parties & Leaders" Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
  12. "Riding by Riding" CTV, 2006
  13. "Greens hope to make mark in June vote" by Keith Corcoran. SouthShoreNow.ca
  14. Ward” 20 Election Results, City of Toronto
  15. Green Party of Canada Ridings, University-Rosedale
  16. Bencher Election Candidate Bio
  17. "Nicholas dePencier Wright on Seal Slaughter" Archived 2012-07-10 at Archive.today National Post, 2011 Mar 4
  18. "Lawyer sues police for unlawful G20 arrest" thestar.com, 2012 Feb 15
  19. "Humane Society to N.L. Sealers: Let's Talk" Ashley Fitzpatrick. The Telegram, 2012 Apr 04
  20. "Canada Border Services seizes lawyer's phone, laptop for not sharing passwords" CBC 2019 May 05
Preceded by
None.		 Leader of the Green Party of Nova Scotia
2006-2007		 Succeeded by
Ken McGowan
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