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CANDIDATE PROFILE: SYAM CHANDRA, GREEN PARTY

CANDIDATE NAME: Syam Chandra

RIDING: Hamilton West— Ancaster—Dundas

PARTY: Green Party of Ontario

AGE: 58

OCCUPATION: Educator/ guidance counsellor

RESIDENCE: Hamilton

PAST POLITICAL EXPERIENCE: Chandra has been an environmental activist since his summer camp experiences in Grade 7 opened his eyes to the beauty of the natural world and the need to protect it. His passion for creating a more equitable, greener world led him to join the Ontario Greens under Mike Schreiner's leadership and to be a strong representative for Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas at Queen's Park. With a degree in engineering and applied economics and postgraduate work in communication management, he has spent years in the education sector developing enrichment programs, leading global initiatives to guide students and researching problems affecting education today. Highly

engaged in his community, he was nominated as a top Canadian Youth Engagement Professional for his work on youth homelessness and served as the Hamilton Car Share Coop director.

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IF ELECTED, I PLEDGE TO ...: As an engaged educator who believes in the power of young people to create change and an activist at heart, to work hard to give a voice to the residents of Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas and ensure a bright future for generations to come.

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