The Green Party of Ontario has named its candidate for Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound in the upcoming provincial election.
Valiquette is currently a municipal councillor in Grey Highlands. She ran for the Green Party in Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound in the 2019 Canadian election, finishing fourth in the riding with 8.8 per cent of the vote.
“Ontario needs a provincial government that protects farmlands and wetlands instead of paving it over,” Valiquette says in a prepared statement. “Ontario Greens are the only party committed to protecting the places that feed and protect us, and the only party with a real plan to stop expensive and damaging urban sprawl.”
According to a release from the party, Valiquette serves as the environment liaison for Grey Highlands council. She has also been the Ontario Greens Critic for Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade since 2019.
She also serves as the council and legislative services liaison, and sits on several boards and committees in Grey Highlands, including the public library, community development and joint waste and diversion.
Leader of the Ontario Green Party Mike Schreiner, the MPP for Guelph, says Valiquette knows how important it is to protect the places we love and deeply understands the needs of her community.
“Danielle has a reputation for collaboration that will serve Ontario Greens well at Queen’s Park,” Schreiner says in a release.
Valiquette resides with her husband and three children on a farm outside of Ceylon, Grey County.
The 2022 Ontario election is scheduled to be held on June 2.
Progressive Conservative Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Bill Walker has announced he will not be seeking re-election. He has held the seat since 2011. The Ontario PC Party appointed Rick Byers as its candidate in the riding for the June election.
The Liberals also have a candidate confirmed for the provincial election: Grey County Warden Selwyn Hicks.