19 Facts About Paul Manly

Paul Manly's grandfather had a farm just outside of Nanaimo and Manly spent his formative years growing up in Ladysmith.

Paul Manly's 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.

Paul Manly's mother Eva Manly, a graduate of the University of Ottawa is a multi-disciplinary artist who has collaborated with him on several video and documentary projects.

Paul Manly is married to Samantha Letourneau, and has two daughters and one granddaughter.

Paul Manly's first major film was a collaboration with his parents on a historic documentary about residential schools, entitled the Awakening of Elizabeth Shaw.

Paul Manly collaborated with his parents again on a film about human rights workers in Guatemala entitled 'Bringing Truth to Light'.

In 2007, Paul Manly videotaped one police provocateur inciting violence at the Security and Prosperity Partnership leaders event.

Paul 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, Paul Manly produced a video about the export of raw bitumen out of the Port of Vancouver and the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.

Paul Manly then produced a PSA with Pamela Anderson about the issue.

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

Paul Manly was a director on the board of the development company for the Pacific Gardens Cohousing Community, a multi-million dollar housing project.

Previously, Paul Manly was a director on the national board of the Council of Canadians representing the BC Yukon region.

Paul Manly 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.

Paul Manly ran for the Green Party in that election, finishing in fourth place.

Paul 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.

Paul Manly has been a critic of the extradition case against Meng Wanzhou.

In February 2020, Paul Manly submitted an amendment to Bill C-4, the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act, to the Standing Committee on International Trade.

In February 2021, Paul Manly submitted five amendments to Bill C-18, the Canada-United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement Implementation Act, to the Standing Committee on International Trade.