Green Party candidates introduce themselves at federal leadership contest launch
, Mike Morrice in Kitchener-Centre and former leader Elizabeth May in Saanich-Gulf Islands.
May, who is running in the leadership race on a joint ticket with crisis expert Jonathan Pedneault, says she wants to lead a party that pushes hard against the federal Liberals and New Democrats, who she says are now on “cruise control” with regards to environmental policies.Story continues below advertisement
Sarah Gabrielle Baron, Simon Gnocchini-Messier and Anna Keenan and Chad Walcott are also candidates in the contest the party bills as the “amazing Canadian leadership race.”Manitoba premier ‘agrees to disagree’ with Trudeau on carbon tax The Greens will use a ranked ballot system to choose the new leader in two rounds of voting this October and November.
“We need to have more Greens in Parliament, and as one of two members of the Green caucus currently I know that that starts with having really strong leadership,” Morrice said.
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