Pssst…I can see her retiring, and getting gifted a senate seat…until she’s 75-ish.
Elizabeth May wins Green Party of Canada leadership, set to co-lead with Jonathan Pedneault
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Jonathan Pedneault (Whom I thought was just Elizabeth May’s imaginary friend) is stepping down from his bid to co-lead the federal Green Party after internal debate and numerous delays impeded those plans, leaving the party's leadership back in the sole hands of Elizabeth May.
Pedneault announced his resignation as the party's deputy leader on Tuesday in a press conference with May in Ottawa, after the party's federal council held an emergency meeting to discuss how to move forward Monday night.
The Green Party has operated under a de-facto co-leadership since November 2022 when May won on a ticket to co-lead with Pedneault in hopes of reviving the party. That followed a tumultuous period that included allegations of racism, antisemitism, misogyny and poor leadership, and led to the ouster of Annamie Paul, the first Black leader of a federal political party…so business as usual, etc…
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In that election, members did not vote to change the party's rules to allow co-leadership, meaning May officially remained the sole leader and Pedneault was the deputy leader. Although the pair campaigned on a co-leadership bid, the party’s constitution does not allow co-leaders. A potential change to the constitution to permit it was set to be put to a separate vote for the party's grassroots.
But behind the scenes, some party members dissented, the Star reported in May. Some argued that moving to co-leadership would require a new election, while others said members never agreed to co-leadership to begin with. Amid questions about what co-leadership should look like, the official change was delayed several times.
May and Pedneault asserted it was clear from their election platform that the two intended to co-lead. Pedneault told the Star another election would not be a good use of party resources in the year before a federal election.
Pedneault announced his resignation as the party's deputy leader on Tuesday in a press conference with May in Ottawa, after the party's federal council held an emergency meeting to discuss how to move forward Monday night.
The Green Party has operated under a de-facto co-leadership since November 2022 when May won on a ticket to co-lead with Pedneault in hopes of reviving the party. That followed a tumultuous period that included allegations of racism, antisemitism, misogyny and poor leadership, and led to the ouster of Annamie Paul, the first Black leader of a federal political party…so business as usual, etc…
Deputy leader stepping down from bid to co-lead federal Green Party after internal debate — Toronto Star
Jonathan Pedneault is stepping down from his bid to co-lead the federal Green Party after internal debate and numerous delays impeded those plans.
But behind the scenes, some party members dissented, the Star reported in May. Some argued that moving to co-leadership would require a new election, while others said members never agreed to co-leadership to begin with. Amid questions about what co-leadership should look like, the official change was delayed several times.
May and Pedneault asserted it was clear from their election platform that the two intended to co-lead. Pedneault told the Star another election would not be a good use of party resources in the year before a federal election.