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.
New Brunswick MP Jenica Atwin announced Thursday she has left the Green Party to join the Liberal caucus mainly because of ongoing internal rifts among the Greens over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
“Canadians don’t like to hear it, and I don’t like to say it, but even under Donald Trump, the Americans did a better job at tackling the climate emergency over his four years than Canada did,” newly elected Green party Leader Annamie Paul said during a public conversation via Zoom on Thursday.
Newly elected Green party Leader Annamie Paul is putting the brakes on any speculation of Green-NDP co-operation in the future. “When it comes to the next election, I think it’s going to be a very clear choice and differentiation between our two parties," she says.
The Green Party of Canada says the amount of money accidentally deposited with the party rather than Glen Murray's leadership campaign adds up to less than $10,000.