Aminter Canoodo

Aminter Jean-Jacques Canoodo (born August 24, 1926) is a Canadian businessman, climate activist, politician, and attorney. He is a renowned toxic tort attorney and owns his own law firm. He is a long time City-Councilmember for Surrey. He has also previously served as Deputy Leader of the BC Greens or Green Party of British Columbia from 1988-1993.

Born and raised in Nanaimo, British Columbia, to François Canoodo, a wealthy Quebec businessman and provincial politician, and Jane Garnier, Canoodo graduated from Harvard University with a bachelor's degree in Political Science in 1949. He soon graduated from University of Victoria Faculty of Law in 1955, earning a Juris Doctor and soon rising through the ranks of Attorney life.

Personal life
Aminter Canoodo was born on August 24, 1926, at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital in Nanaimo, British Columbia as the fifth child of François Canoodo and Jane Garnier. He was an exceptionally gifted young kid even attending the elite Amherst Academy for the Gifted and Talented. However, Canoodo was a challenged teen, facing abuse from his parents and always moving from province to province and changing schools. When Canoodo was 16-years-old he enrolled in the military; he was discharged two years later after suffering a heart attack.

On May 17, 1968, Canoodo married then 17-year-old Ladysmith McBird whom Canoodo met while teaching upper education. Canoodo was 41-years-old at the time of the marriage.

Activism and Politics
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National politics
On December 12th, 1994, Canoodo announced his intention to run for Leader of the National Green Party. He lost the Leadership race on the second ballot.

Political positions
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