Jo-Ann Roberts

Jo-Ann Roberts
Jo-Ann Roberts
	Roberts in 2018
Deputy Leader of the Green Party of Nova Scotia
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; October 23, 2021
Leader	Anthony Edmonds
Preceded by	Jenn Kang (interim)
Interim Leader of the Green Party of Canada
	In office; November 4, 2019 – October 3, 2020
Preceded by	Elizabeth May
Succeeded by	Annamie Paul
Deputy Leader of the Green Party of Canada
	In office; March 19, 2018 – November 4, 2019 Serving with Daniel Green
Leader	Elizabeth May
Preceded by	Bruce Hyer
Succeeded by	Vacant
Personal details
Born	1956 (age 67–68)[citation needed]; Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Political party	Green
Spouse	Ken Kelly
Children	4
Residence(s)	Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Alma mater	Mount Allison University (BA); Carleton University
Occupation	Politician; journalist;

Jo-Ann Roberts (born September 8,1956^{[citation needed]}) is a Canadian politician and former journalist who served as the interim leader of the Green Party of Canada from November 4, 2019, to October 3, 2020, having been appointed upon Elizabeth May stepping down from the party's leadership role.^[1]

Roberts previously served as the party's deputy leader since March 2018 and was a broadcaster with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.^[2]^[3] She has been a federal Green Party candidate trice in the past, running in Victoria in 2015 and in Halifax in 2019 and 2021. She was appointed to be deputy leader of the party in 2018, serving alongside Daniel Green.^[4]

In October 2021, Roberts was elected to be the deputy leader of the Green Party of Nova Scotia, with Anthony Edmonds being elected leader of the party. Together they implemented a shadow cabinet for the party and hope to elect the first Green MLA to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the next election.^[5] She stepped down as Deputy Leader of GPNS in April 2024.

Personal life

Roberts received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Mount Allison University and a journalism degree from Carleton University.^[6] She received a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Non-Fiction from University of Kings College. https://ukings.ca/area-of-study/master-of-fine-arts-in-creative-nonfiction/ She has written a book, Storm the Ballot Box; How to Start a Voting Revolution Before It's Too Late, which will be published by Nimbus Publishing in May 2025.

She is married to Ken Kelly, with whom she has four adult children.^[7] She also has four grandchildren and cites the birth of her first grandchild as one of the forces which compelled her to move into politics in 2014. Roberts has claimed that she wanted to have an adequate answer if her granddaughter asked her what she had done to fight climate change.^[8]

Political career

Roberts left her job at the CBC in 2014 to pursue a career in advocacy for public communication and the environment. She decided to run as a Green Party candidate in Victoria for the 2015 federal election campaign.^[9] While she had been approached by other parties, she claimed that the Green Party platform was the one which most aligned with her beliefs.^[10] She came second in 2015 with almost 24,000 votes, which is more votes than was received by 131 MPs who were elected.^[11]

After the election, Roberts and her family moved back to her childhood hometown of Halifax. In 2018, she was appointed by Elizabeth May to serve as the deputy leader of the party, alongside Daniel Green. She ran as the Green Party candidate in Halifax in the 2019 federal election, finishing in third with 14% of the vote.^[12]

On November 4, 2019, Elizabeth May announced that she would be stepping down as leader of the Green Party, effective immediately. She then named Roberts as the new interim leader.^[13] Roberts served until the election of Annamie Paul in October 2020.^[14]

Roberts ran in Halifax in the 2021 federal election, placing fourth.

Roberts serves as host and producer for the Green Party podcast, People, Politics, and Planet.^[15]

Electoral record

v t e 2021 Canadian federal election: Halifax
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Andy Fillmore	21,905	42.74	+0.26	$103,501.55
	New Democratic	Lisa Roberts	20,347	39.70	+9.66	$90,503.01
	Conservative	Cameron Ells	6,601	12.88	+1.30	$2,924.56
	Green	Jo-Ann Roberts	1,128	2.20	–12.17	$12,448.57
	People's	B. Alexander Hébert	1,069	2.09	+0.95	$3,500.64
	Communist	Katie Campbell	198	0.39	–	$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit			51,248	99.38	+0.02	$108,761.04
Total rejected ballots			322	0.62	–0.02
Turnout			51,570	68.13	–6.91
Registered voters			75,692
	Liberal hold		Swing		–4.70
Source: Elections Canada^[16]

v t e 2019 Canadian federal election: Halifax
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Andy Fillmore	23,681	42.48	−9.25	$77,935.01
	New Democratic	Christine Saulnier	16,747	30.04	−6.09	$92,096.82
	Green	Jo-Ann Roberts	8,013	14.37	+11.08	$46,730.72
	Conservative	Bruce Holland	6,456	11.58	+2.97	none listed
	People's	Duncan McGenn	633	1.14	–	none listed
	Animal Protection	Bill Wilson	222	0.40	–	$2,719.51
Total valid votes/expense limit			55,752	100.0		$102,876.75
Total rejected ballots			361	0.64	+0.15
Turnout			56,113	75.04	+0.36
Eligible voters			74,778
	Liberal hold		Swing		-1.58
Source: Elections Canada^[17]

v t e 2015 Canadian federal election: Victoria
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Murray Rankin	30,397	42.28	-8.50	$222,151.95
	Green	Jo-Ann Roberts	23,666	32.92	+21.31	$147,733.88
	Liberal	Cheryl Thomas^[18]	8,489	11.81	-2.18	$36,199.72
	Conservative	John Rizzuti	8,480	11.79	-11.83	$72,891.79
	Libertarian	Art Lowe	539	0.75	+0.26	$900.00
	Animal Alliance	Jordan Reichert	200	0.28	–	$10,110.17
	Independent	Saul Andersen	124	0.17	–	–
Total valid votes/expense limit			71,895	100.00		$234,268.29
Total rejected ballots			241	0.33
Turnout			72,136	77.92
Eligible voters			92,574
	New Democratic hold		Swing		-14.90
Source: Elections Canada^[19]^[20]

References

^ Aiello, Rachel (November 4, 2019). "Elizabeth May steps down as Green Party leader". CTV News. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
^ "Elizabeth May steps down as leader of Green Party". Global News. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
^ Smith, Emma (November 10, 2019). "Green Party's new interim leader focused on prepping for the next election". CBC News. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
^ "Jo-Ann Roberts". Green Party of Canada. Archived from the original on May 7, 2019. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
^ Grant, Taryn (October 23, 2021). "Anthony Edmonds elected leader of N.S. Green Party". CBC Nova Scotia. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
^ "Mount Allison University | Record | Meet the 2019 Alumni Award Winners". www.mta.ca. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
^ Knox, Jack (November 8, 2017). "Jack Knox: Why a prominent Victoria couple is leaving for Halifax". Times Colonist. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
^ "What you need to know about Jo-Ann Roberts, the Green Party's interim leader | CTV News". www.ctvnews.ca. November 4, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
^ "Former CBC Host Jo-Ann Roberts Seeks Federal Green Party Nom. in Victoria". Puget Sound Radio. January 25, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
^ Pammett, Jon H.; Dornan, Christopher (June 11, 2016). The Canadian Federal Election of 2015. Dundurn. ISBN 978-1-4597-3335-0.
^ "About Elizabeth". Elect Jo-Ann Roberts. Archived from the original on November 5, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
^ "May's out. Now what?". The Signal. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
^ Neatby, Andrea Gunn, Stu. "Canadian Green Leader Elizabeth May steps down, Halifax candidate Jo-Ann Roberts named interim leader | The Guardian". www.theguardian.pe.ca. Retrieved November 14, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Raj, Althia (October 3, 2020). "Annamie Paul Wins Race To Replace Elizabeth May As Green Party Leader". HuffPost. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
^ "People, Politics and Planet Podcast". Green Party of Canada. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
^ "Election Night Results — Halifax". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
^ "Results Validated by the Returning Officer". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
^ "Liberal candidate Cheryl Thomas resigns over Facebook comments". CBC News. CBC News. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
^ Canada, Elections. "Voter Information Service - Find your electoral district". www.elections.ca.
^ Canada, Elections. "Final Candidates Election Expenses Limits". www.elections.ca.

[elizabeth-steps-down-party-leader-remains-parliamentary-leader-ctv-news-1] Aiello, Rachel (November 4, 2019). "Elizabeth May steps down as Green Party leader". CTV News. Retrieved November 6, 2019.

[2] "Elizabeth May steps down as leader of Green Party". Global News. Retrieved November 4, 2019.

[CBC02-3] Smith, Emma (November 10, 2019). "Green Party's new interim leader focused on prepping for the next election". CBC News. Retrieved November 10, 2019.

[GPC01-4] "Jo-Ann Roberts". Green Party of Canada. Archived from the original on May 7, 2019. Retrieved November 4, 2019.

[5] Grant, Taryn (October 23, 2021). "Anthony Edmonds elected leader of N.S. Green Party". CBC Nova Scotia. Retrieved October 21, 2022.

[6] "Mount Allison University | Record | Meet the 2019 Alumni Award Winners". www.mta.ca. Retrieved November 30, 2019.

[7] Knox, Jack (November 8, 2017). "Jack Knox: Why a prominent Victoria couple is leaving for Halifax". Times Colonist. Retrieved November 30, 2019.

[8] "What you need to know about Jo-Ann Roberts, the Green Party's interim leader | CTV News". www.ctvnews.ca. November 4, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2019.

[9] "Former CBC Host Jo-Ann Roberts Seeks Federal Green Party Nom. in Victoria". Puget Sound Radio. January 25, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2019.

[10] Pammett, Jon H.; Dornan, Christopher (June 11, 2016). The Canadian Federal Election of 2015. Dundurn. ISBN 978-1-4597-3335-0.

[11] "About Elizabeth". Elect Jo-Ann Roberts. Archived from the original on November 5, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2019.

[12] "May's out. Now what?". The Signal. Retrieved November 30, 2019.

[13] Neatby, Andrea Gunn, Stu. "Canadian Green Leader Elizabeth May steps down, Halifax candidate Jo-Ann Roberts named interim leader | The Guardian". www.theguardian.pe.ca. Retrieved November 14, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[14] Raj, Althia (October 3, 2020). "Annamie Paul Wins Race To Replace Elizabeth May As Green Party Leader". HuffPost. Retrieved June 12, 2021.

[15] "People, Politics and Planet Podcast". Green Party of Canada. Retrieved November 14, 2019.

[16] "Election Night Results — Halifax". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 22, 2021.

[17] "Results Validated by the Returning Officer". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 27, 2019.

[Resigns-18] "Liberal candidate Cheryl Thomas resigns over Facebook comments". CBC News. CBC News. Retrieved October 1, 2015.

[19] Canada, Elections. "Voter Information Service - Find your electoral district". www.elections.ca.

[20] Canada, Elections. "Final Candidates Election Expenses Limits". www.elections.ca.

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