Next Green Party of Canada leadership election

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Next Green Party of Canada leadership election
← 2020 On or before November 24, 2023 (2023-11-24)
Incumbent Leader

Amita Kuttner (interim)


Next Green Party leadership election
DateTBD
ConventionTBD
Resigning leaderAnnamie Paul
Won byTBD
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The next Green Party of Canada leadership election will take place on, or before, November 24, 2023. It will elect a new leader to replace Annamie Paul, who had announced her resignation following the 2021 Canadian federal election. That election was the Green Party of Canada's worst showing since 2000 and included Paul's defeat in her own riding of Toronto Centre, where she placed fourth.[1] On November 10, 2021, Paul announced that her resignation,[2] which officially took effect on November 14, 2021, was accepted by the party's federal council.[3][4]

Amita Kuttner was appointed interim leader on November 24, 2021. The party's constitution requires a leadership race begin within six months of the appointment of an interim leader, and conclude within two years of their appointment.[5][6] In December 2021, Kuttner said they believed there should be a "longer period before launching a permanent leadership contest, and then a short leadership race."[7]

Timeline[]

2021[]

  • September 3 – Dalila Elhak announced her candidacy.
  • September 20 – 2021 Canadian federal election was held, with the party winning two seats, but Annamie Paul failed to win her riding of Toronto Centre.
  • September 27 – Annamie Paul announced she will begin the process of resigning as leader.[1]
  • October 5 – Jenn Kang announced their candidacy.
  • October 27 – Voting started in a leadership review.[8]
  • November 10 – Paul announced her resignation and ended her membership with the party.[2] Several days later, her resignation was accepted by the Green Party's federal council and took effect.[3][4] The party also cancelled the leadership review.[3]
  • November 15–19 – The party made an open call for applicants for the role of interim leader.[9] Twenty applications were received.[5]
  • November 24 – Amita Kuttner was appointed interim leader.[10][11]

2022[]

  • February 12 – Jenn Kang withdrew from the race.[12]
  • March 10 – Shodja Ziaian announced his candidacy.[13]
  • May 24 – The leadership election must begin by this day, pursuant to the party's constitution.[5][6]

2023[]

  • November 24 – The leadership election must conclude by this day, pursuant to the party's constitution.[6]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

Dalila Elhak[]

Background

Dalila Elhak is a businesswoman and politician currently residing in Limoilou, Quebec.[14] She holds a BA in communication, Journalism, and Related Fields from the Institut de presse et des sciences de l'information in Tunis, Tunisia and an MA in Political Science and Government from Université du Québec à Montréal.[15] She has run previously as a federal candidate for Beauport—Limoilou in 2015, 2019, and 2021. She gained notice for her denunciation of previous Green Party of Canada leader Annamie Paul following an accidental endorsement of the Liberal climate plan, in which she referred to Paul as "a disgrace to the Green Party" and announced her candidacy.[16] She has also stated that she will only campaign in French.[17]

Candidacy announced: September 3, 2021[17]
Candidacy approved:
Date registered with Elections Canada:
Campaign website:

Shodja Ziaian[]

Background

Dr. Shodja Eddin Ziaian is a professor with the Centre for Research on Language and Culture Contact at Glendon College, a campus of York University, in Toronto, Ontario. He completed an MA in the Economics of Education at the University of Burgundy (formerly Université de Dijon) in Dijon, France and a PhD in Economic Sciences at Panthéon-Sorbonne University in Paris, France.[18] He has previously run in Don Valley East in 1997 with the New Democratic Party and in Willowdale in 2019 as an Independent.[19] Dr. Ziaian is an active supporter of Earth Solidarity.[20]

Candidacy announced: March 10, 2022[13]
Candidacy approved:
Date registered with Elections Canada:
Campaign website:


Potential[]

Possible candidates[a]

Declined[]

  • Courtney Howard, emergency room physician and third-place finisher in the 2020 leadership election.[26]
  • Amita Kuttner, astrophysicist, sixth-place finisher in the 2020 leadership election, and candidate for Burnaby North—Seymour in 2019.[4] Was appointed Interim Leader in November, 2021.[5]
  • Jenn Kang, reverend and politician from Nova Scotia. They briefly ran for the Green Party leadership, but eventually decided to withdraw.[12]
  • Elizabeth May, MP for Saanich—Gulf Islands since 2011 and former Green Party leader (2006–2019), and parliamentary leader since 2019. May has said she would not return as permanent nor interim leader.[27]
  • David Merner, fifth-place finisher in the 2020 leadership election.[28]
  • Mike Morrice, MP for Kitchener Centre since 2021. He was the first Green MP to be elected in Ontario. He has ruled himself out of the leadership election in order to concentrate on representing his constituents.[29]
  • Glen Murray, former mayor of Winnipeg, former Ontario Cabinet Minister and fourth-place finisher in the 2020 leadership election.[28]

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ The images in this gallery are in the public domain or are otherwise free to use. This gallery should not be construed as a list of major or noteworthy candidates. If a candidate is not included in this gallery, it is only because there are no high-quality, copyright-free photographs of them available on the Internet.

References[]

  1. ^ a b Aiello, Rachel (September 27, 2021). "Annamie Paul resigns as Green Party leader". CTV News. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Annamie Paul officially quits as Green leader, will end membership in party". CBC News. November 10, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Thurton, David (November 16, 2021). "Green Party accepts Annamie Paul's resignation as leader". CBC News. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c Ballingall, Alex (November 15, 2021). "Green Party formally accepts Annamie Paul's resignation as leader". Toronto Star. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d Hyslop, Andrew (November 26, 2021). "Interim Green Leader Steps in after a Tough Year: 'I Want to Help'". The Tyee.
  6. ^ a b c "Constitution of the Green Party of Canada". Green Party of Canada. 2018. Retrieved November 15, 2021. Section 2.1.7.2
  7. ^ Woods, Mel (December 1, 2021). "Amita Kuttner on being Canada's first trans political party leader: 'I have zero intention of playing by the rules'". Xtra Magazine.
  8. ^ Thurton, David (October 28, 2021). "Green Party members are voting on Annamie Paul's leadership — weeks after she said she would quit". CBC News.
  9. ^ Chen, Alice (November 24, 2021). "Embattled Greens look to fill in their leader spot on an interim basis". The Hill Times.
  10. ^ "Green Party appoints Amita Kuttner as Interim Leader". Green Party of Canada. November 24, 2021.
  11. ^ Woolf, Marie (November 25, 2021). "Greens pick astrophysicist Amita Kuttner as interim leader, 1st leader who is trans". CBC News. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
  12. ^ a b "Jenn Kang – Green Party of Nova Scotia". www.facebook.com. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  13. ^ a b "Green Party Provincial/Federal Alliance". www.facebook.com.
  14. ^ "Élections fédérales 2021 : Dalila Elhak, Parti vert du Canada | POLITIQUE". Monlimoilou (in French). September 4, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  15. ^ https://www.linkedin.com/in/dalila-elhak-a4828882/?originalSubdomain=ca
  16. ^ Roy, Lillian (September 3, 2021). "'A disgrace to the Green Party': Quebec Green candidate denounces leader Annamie Paul". Montreal. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  17. ^ a b "Dalila Elhak – Parti vert du Canada". www.facebook.com (in French). Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  18. ^ "Centre for Research on Language and Culture Contact | Glendon".
  19. ^ Vincent, Donovan (October 21, 2019). "Liberal Ali Ehsassi keeps his seat in Willowdale" – via Toronto Star.
  20. ^ "Log into Facebook". Facebook. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  21. ^ Hunter, Naomi (February 6, 2022). "I am still thinking of running for the leadership of the @CanadianGreens". Twitter. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  22. ^ "Dimitri Lascaris is a contestant for Green Party of Canada leadership". Green Party of Canada. June 2, 2020. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  23. ^ "Quel sera l'impact de la création du salaire minimum fédéral fixé à 15$ de l'heure?" [What will be the impact of the creation of the federal minimum wage set at 15$ per hour?]. ici.radio-canada.ca (in Canadian French). 12:30. Ici Saskatchewan. January 7, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2022. I am seriously considering [running in the green leadership race]. I have not yet taken my final decision, but I should be in a position to announce my decision before the end of the month.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link) CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  24. ^ Yu, Karl (October 8, 2021). "Island's Manly isn't interested in seeking party leadership as Greens rebuild". Port Alberni Valley News. Retrieved October 9, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  25. ^ Canadian Press (November 24, 2021). "Ex-MP Paul Manly withdraws from race to be interim Green Party leader". The Globe and Mail.
  26. ^ Brackenbury, Meaghan (September 27, 2021). "Courtney Howard won't run again as Annamie Paul steps down". Cabin Radio. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  27. ^ "Elizabeth May won't be Green interim leader, says Annamie Paul hurting party". CTV News. October 3, 2021. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  28. ^ a b "Green Party should probe Annamie Paul's racism claims: ex-leadership contender – National | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  29. ^ "Greens to appoint interim leader to steady troubled party, with May floated as option". CTV News. Canadian Press. September 28, 2021. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
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