Dimitri Lascaris\u0027 apparent pro\u002DPutin sympathies reveals tensions within Canada\u0027s Greens
). His comments about Lascaris’ declarations on Ukraine and trip to Russia were unsympathetic, to put it mildly.
Both co-leaders said that Lascaris is an outlier whose views do not reflect those of the Green party. Lascaris hasn’t presented himself as a party representative, and even May said that Green Party foreign policy positions are reflective of what party members generally believe and are not imposed from the top down. She said that the party’s support for Ukraine has been “completely informed” by the fact that this is the dominant position of Green parties across the world.
Meanwhile, Pednault said that “there is more to solidarity than simply sending weapons and money,” and that he wants to ensure that aid is used “in the best possible way,” which, for him, means supporting local organizations and investing into de-mining Ukrainian land.Article contentLascaris presented his political activism as a high-minded attempt to prevent nuclear war.
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