Paul Manly

Manly was born in Port Alice, British Columbia. His grandfather had a farm just outside of Nanaimo and Manly spent his formative years growing up in Ladysmith. He has been living in Nanaimo since 2002. His father, James Manly was a United Church minister and a New Democratic Party member of the House of Commons for the 32nd and 33rd Canadian Parliaments. His mother Eva Manly, a graduate of the University of Ottawa (BFA '85) is a multi-disciplinary artist who has collaborated with him on several video and documentary projects.

Manly graduated from Algonquin College in Ottawa with a diploma in broadcasting and went on to earn a degree in media studies and global studies from Vancouver Island University.{{cite news |last1=Gorman |first1=Toby |title=Documentarian looks to tell untold stories on community TV |date=September 21, 2010 |newspaper=Nanaimo News Bulletin |page=1}} Manly is married to Samantha Letourneau, and has two daughters and one granddaughter.{{cite web |title=Meet Paul. |url=https://www.greenparty.ca/en/meet-paul |website=Green Party candidate webpage |access-date=12 August 2024}}

Manly started making documentary films 1991.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/CanadiansNanaimo/featured|title= CanadiansNanaimo|website= YouTube}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.manlymedia.com/| title= Manly Media Sombrio}}

His first major film was a collaboration with his parents on a historic documentary about residential schools, entitled the Awakening of Elizabeth Shaw. This video documents one white woman’s response to the unfair and inhumane treatment of First Nations children in British Columbia’s residential schools.{{Cite web|url=https://vimeo.com/channels/632231/96244638|title = The Awakening of Elizabeth Shaw in Manly Media Films and Video| date=23 May 2014 }}

He collaborated with his parents again on a film about human rights workers in Guatemala entitled ‘Bringing Truth to Light’.

His film Sombrio documents the end of a community of surfers and squatters on the south west coast of Vancouver Island.{{Cite web|url=http://www.manlymedia.com/films/sombrio/|title=Manly Media :: Sombrio }} In 2007, Manly videotaped one police provocateur inciting violence at the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) leaders event. He included that footage in his film ‘You, Me and the SPP’, which he released in 2009. Manly has made two films about water issues on Vancouver Island, ‘Voices of the River’ about the Nanaimo River, and ‘Troubled Water’ about the community drinking-water watershed on the east coast of the island.

In 2010, Manly produced a video about the export of raw bitumen out of the Port of Vancouver and the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. He then produced a PSA with Pamela Anderson about the issue.{{Cite web|url=https://commonsensecanadian.ca/pamela-anderson-no-tanks/|title = Pamela Anderson Says No Tanks to South Coast Oil Spill | The Common Sense Canadian| date=8 December 2010 }}

He was an equipment manager at the Satellite Video Exchange Society for six years.

He was a director on the board of the development company for the Pacific Gardens Cohousing Community, a multi-million dollar housing project. He served 11 years as a board director of Mid Island Consumer Services Cooperative. Previously, Manly was also a director on the national board of the Council of Canadians representing the B.C. Yukon region.

Manly initially sought the NDP nomination for Nanaimo—Ladysmith in the 2015 election. He was denied by the party's federal executive for publicly criticizing the NDP because the party did not advocate on behalf of his father Jim when the former MP was detained for four days by the Israeli military in 2012.{{cite news |last1=Mas |first1=Susana |title=NDP blocks Paul Manly, son of former MP, from seeking 2015 bid in B.C. |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ndp-blocks-paul-manly-son-of-former-mp-from-seeking-2015-bid-in-b-c-1.2694452 |access-date=May 6, 2019 |agency=CBC News |date=July 2, 2014}} He ran for the Green Party in that election, finishing in fourth place.

Manly was elected to the House of Commons in a by-election on May 6, 2019, making him the second elected Green MP in Canadian history, following party leader Elizabeth May's first election victory in the 2011 federal election.

He was re-elected in the 2019 federal election.{{cite web|url=https://www.timescolonist.com/elections/nanaimo-ladysmith-green-party-s-paul-manly-goes-two-for-two-in-2019-elections-1.23983846|title=Nanaimo-Ladysmith: Green Party's Paul Manly goes two-for-two in 2019 elections|date=October 21, 2019|last=Egan-Elliott|first=Roxanne|website=Times Colonist|access-date=October 25, 2019}} Manly has been a critic of the extradition case against Meng Wanzhou.{{cite news|last=Hill|first=Brian|date=July 15, 2020|title=Canada should 'demand' the U.S. drop all charges against Meng Wanzhou: Green Party|work=Global News|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/7181389/canada-demand-u-s-drop-meng-wanzhou-charges-green-party/|access-date=November 22, 2020}}{{cite news|last=Young|first=Ian|date=November 23, 2020|title=Canadian MPs join campaign to release Meng Wanzhou, citing Sinophobia and plunging relations with China|work=South China Morning Post|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3111078/canadian-mps-join-campaign-release-meng-wanzhou-citing|access-date=November 23, 2020}}

During the 43rd Parliament Manly introduced two private member bills (though neither came to a vote): Bill C-261 to prohibit marine vessels from loading thermal coal that is to be transported outside Canada,{{Cite web|title=LEGISinfo - Private Member's Bill C-261 (43-2)|url=https://parl.ca/LegisInfo/BillDetails.aspx?Language=E&billId=11020420|access-date=2021-08-06|website=parl.ca}}{{Citation|title=Bill C-261 Parliamentary Status Canada|url=https://www.parl.ca/LegisInfo/BillDetails.aspx?Bill=C261&Language=E&Mode=1&Parl=43&Ses=2}} and Bill C-252 that would require public consultation during the course of international trade negotiations.{{Citation|title=Paul Manly tables first PMB on trade transparency|url=https://openparliament.ca/bills/43-2/C-252/}}{{Cite web|title=LEGISinfo - Private Member's Bill C-252 (43-2)|url=https://parl.ca/LegisInfo/BillDetails.aspx?Language=E&billId=10952173|access-date=2021-08-06|website=parl.ca}}

Manly was defeated in the 2021 federal election.{{cite web| url = https://vancouversun.com/news/politics/election-2021/election-2021-results-green-party-delivered-setback-at-ballot-box-losing-mp-in-faltering-of-support| title = Election 2021 results: Green party delivered setback at ballot box, losing MP and support {{!}} Vancouver Sun}}{{cite web| url = https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/green-party-election-2021-1.6183004?cmp=rss| title = Green Party Leader Annamie Paul loses her race, party sending at least 2 MPs to Ottawa {{!}} CBC News}}{{cite web | url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/richmond-centre-nanaimo-ladysmith-1.6189339 | title=Winners declared for last 2 B.C. ridings, giving Liberals and NDP another seat each | publisher=CBC | date=24 September 2021 | access-date=25 September 2021}}{{cite web | url=https://www.nanaimobulletin.com/news/barron-elected-nanaimo-ladysmith-mp-after-mail-in-ballots-counted/ | title=Barron elected Nanaimo-Ladysmith MP after mail-in ballots counted | publisher=Nanaimo Bulletin | date=24 September 2021 | access-date=25 September 2021}}

In 2022, he was elected to Nanaimo City Council in the 2022 British Columbia municipal elections.

In February 2020, Manly submitted an amendment to Bill C-4, the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act, to the Standing Committee on International Trade.{{Cite web|title=Minutes - CIIT (43-1) - No. 13 - House of Commons of Canada|url=https://www.ourcommons.ca/DocumentViewer/en/43-1/CIIT/meeting-13/minutes|access-date=2021-08-06|website=www.ourcommons.ca|language=en}}

In February 2021, Manly submitted five amendments to Bill C-18, the Canada-United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement Implementation Act, to the Standing Committee on International Trade.{{Cite web|title=Evidence - CIIT (43-2) - No. 17 - House of Commons of Canada|url=https://www.ourcommons.ca/DocumentViewer/en/43-2/CIIT/meeting-17/evidence|access-date=2021-08-06|website=www.ourcommons.ca|language=en}}

In April 2021, 4 of Manly’s 29 submitted amendments were adopted by the members of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage on Bill C-10, An Act to amend the Broadcasting Act.{{Cite web|title=Minutes - CHPC (43-2) - No. 24 - House of Commons of Canada|url=https://www.ourcommons.ca/DocumentViewer/en/43-2/CHPC/meeting-24/minutes|access-date=2021-08-06|website=www.ourcommons.ca|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Minutes - CHPC (43-2) - No. 25 - House of Commons of Canada|url=https://www.ourcommons.ca/DocumentViewer/en/43-2/CHPC/meeting-25/minutes|access-date=2021-08-06|website=www.ourcommons.ca|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Debates (Hansard) No. 122 - June 21, 2021 (43-2) - House of Commons of Canada|url=https://www.ourcommons.ca/DocumentViewer/en/43-2/house/sitting-122/hansard|access-date=2021-08-06|website=www.ourcommons.ca|language=en}}

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