About Janina Janina is a role model who seeks to inspire harmony and right action at the personal and global levels. Janina is a Certified Success Coach, international speaker and workshop facilitator. She is also pursuing Development Studies at Queen’s University. “Travelling the world and coming to know people both in my role as a speaker and an ordinary citizen, I have seen first-hand the devastated lives and degradation of the planet. We aren’t paying attention to what’s important. We focus on economic growth, liberally spending our future. We are plundering our raw materials, and are on a speedy path toward bankruptcy. As we rush to stuff our pockets full, our spirits become empty. We long for lives of meaning.” Born in Canada, she grew up in Jamaica where resources were scarce and she learned to take nothing for granted. She was recruited to the World Bank in Washington DC, where she was stunned at the waste she encountered. On the job, she observed first-hand the political manipulation being played out at the world level. Active in the community, Janina serves on the Executive of the Green Party of Kingston and the Islands, and is a former member of the Citizens’ Advisory Committee of the Collins Bay Institution. She has worked in the corporate world, government and not-for-profit. As the first female federal candidate for the Kingston Greens, she brings a balanced, inclusive and sustainable approach to our country’s leadership.

Janina Fisher Balfour was selected as Green Party Federal Candidate for the Kingston and the Islands in February.

In a general meeting of the Kingston Greens membership on February 4th, 2004, held at the Gallery Cafe, 189 Sydenham Street, the Kingston Greens selected Janina Fisher Balfour to be their candidate running in the 2004 federal election.

In a tightly contested race, Janina Fisher Balfour was chosen to represent the Green Party of Canada for Kingston and the Islands. At a meeting held tonight, both Fisher Balfour and her fellow nominee George Clark gave spirited and inspiring speeches (to view George Clark's speech click here) about their visions for the future of Kingston and Canada.

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