Éric Ferland is a politician and organizer in the Canadian

Canada

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 province of Quebec

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. He was the leader of the Green Party of Quebec

Green Party of Quebec

The Parti vert du Québec/Green Party of Quebec or PVQ is a Quebec political party whose platform is the promotion of green values. It has not elected any members to the National Assembly of Quebec...

 from 1994 to 1996 and has sought election to the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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. He is also a prominent organizer of the Projet Ecosphere event in southeastern Quebec.

Political career

Ferland became the leader of the Green Party of Quebec in 1994, following that year's provincial election

Quebec general election, 1994

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. The party was in a weakened state in this period, after former leader Jean Ouimet

Jean Ouimet

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 and several top organizers left to join the Parti Québécois

Parti Québécois

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. Ferland held the party leadership for two years before standing down. He did not seek election to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec

Legislative Assembly of Quebec

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 in this period, although he ran as a Green Party of Canada

Green Party of Canada

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 candidate in a 1995 by-election

By-election

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 in Brome—Missisquoi

Brome—Missisquoi

Brome—Missisquoi is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1925...

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Ferland later served as a town councillor in Frelighsburg, Quebec

Frelighsburg, Quebec

Frelighsburg, is a municipality located in the Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality, which is part of the administrative region of the Montérégie. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 1,030...

 on at least two occasions. He stood down from council in 2002

Quebec municipal elections, 2002

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, but was returned in 2005

Quebec municipal elections, 2005

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 and served another term. He did not run for re-election in 2009

Quebec municipal elections, 2009

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Organizer

In 2006, Ferland was a prominent organizer of the first Projet Ecosphere, an autumn fair in Brome

Brome, Quebec

Brome is a village located in the Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality of the Estrie administrative region of Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 278.-Population:Population trend-Language:...

devoted to environment and sustainability. One hundred and thirty exhibitors were featured. The second fair, held the following year, featured 170 exhibits and was attended by over seven thousand people.

Electoral record

Federal
Municipal (incomplete)
Source for 2005 municipal elections: Official results from the Government of Quebec