Giovanni Abati—Candidate, Windsor-Tecumseh

Giovanni Abati is the 54-year-old Green Party candidate for Windsor-Tecumseh. He was born in Windsor, Ont. and grew up in the Great Lakes region. Before his current job as a truck driver, Abati worked in waste management for more than ten years and dedicated over 30 years into volunteer work for the community, as well as being a volunteer advocate for environment research.

Abati is an environmentalist, having devoted much of his life towards recycling, building and planning habitat restoration projects. Abati works close to 70 hours per week as a truck driver, yet still tries to support local businesses and organizations.

Abati graduated with a Bachelors in geography from the University of Windsor. After university, he went on to Sir Sanford Fleming College in Lindsay, Ont. where he received a cartographic technician certificate.

While studying in at Sir Sanford Flemming College, Abati worked several jobs including as a hockey arena attendant, a recreation coordinator for his college and as a manufacturer for an automotive company. He also worked for smaller companies doing jobs such as construction, building and manufacturing, food processing and within the taxi industry driving cabs.

Abati’s range of employment experience may have taught him what it was like to struggle and to succeed. His personality and life experience help him to fill the role of a Green Party candidate. On his website, Abati expresses his wish to continue dedicating his time towards his community.