Green Party of Canada

Jonathan Pedneault’s surprise resignation came more than a year and a half after he and May ran a successful campaign to be co-leaders in the Green Party’s last leadership contest.

The federal Greens are kicking off 2023 with a visit to Atlantic Canada as the party tries to rebuild support across the country.

As the United Nations biodiversity conference in Montreal nears its end, Canadian federal politicians are weighing in on the corporate, big-money influence that can shape negotiations.

The fall session will be anything but boring and the federal government must take concrete steps to increase income security, writes David Macdonald.

Canada’s health minister believes provinces and territories will likely discuss mandatory vaccine requirements in the coming weeks and months, he said Friday — a comment that came one day after federal Conservative Party Leader Erin O’Toole told media that “reasonable accommodations” should be made for unvaccinated Canadians.

Annamie Paul will almost certainly go down to defeat on Sept. 20, and she will probably be joined by all but one of her party’s candidates. But in a way, the 2021 election will be the Green Party of Canada’s biggest victory yet, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

Phil De Luna took a leave of absence from a climate science research position to run as a Green Party candidate in a Toronto riding. The 29-year-old’s team has used tech to canvass on a budget and hope his example shows other young folks that politics is possible for them, too.

"If you want to become disillusioned with the state of Canadian politics, all you need to do is spend a few minutes watching a federal leaders’ debate. The format of the recent English language debate, which seemed needlessly chaotic and confrontational, didn’t help."

Canada’s National Observer asked federal Green Party Leader Annamie Paul about hot-button issues in the upcoming election, and what Canada needs to focus on to tackle the climate crisis.

The fight within the Green Party has spilled over to the courthouse.

A recent newsletter from Green Party Leader Annamie Paul to members attempted to reset perceptions the party is in a tailspin after months of infighting, but a close look at the figures reveals a party on life support.

Dana Taylor, interim executive director of the Greens' main governing body, has kicked off a membership review that would suspend Paul's status and bar her from representing the party while it is underway, say three senior party sources.

The party's internecine struggles with leader Annamie Paul are destroying its ability to gain traction when climate is front and centre on the political agenda.

The comments came during a press conference Wednesday, when the Green Party leader discussed Tuesday night’s emergency federal council meeting. It’s understood that meeting was called to set a date for a non-confidence vote, but that plan was squashed.