Green Party candidates introduce themselves at federal leadership contest launch – National
The six candidates vying for management of the federal Greens pledged to convey new life to the social gathering following a darkish interval of coverage disputes and persona clashes that culminated in final 12 months’s resignation of former chief Annamie Paul.
A digital marketing campaign launch Saturday noticed the candidates promise to construct the Greens by means of grassroots interactions with Canadians that concentrate on core values of sturdy environmental and social justice insurance policies.
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The Greens at the moment maintain two seats within the Home of Commons, Mike Morrice in Kitchener-Centre and former chief Elizabeth Might in Saanich-Gulf Islands.
Might, who’s operating within the management race on a joint ticket with disaster professional Jonathan Pedneault, says she desires to guide a celebration that pushes laborious in opposition to the federal Liberals and New Democrats, who she says at the moment are on “cruise management” with reference to environmental insurance policies.
Sarah Gabrielle Baron, Simon Gnocchini-Messier and Anna Keenan and Chad Walcott are additionally candidates within the contest the social gathering payments because the “wonderful Canadian management race.”
The Greens will use a ranked poll system to decide on the brand new chief in two rounds of voting this October and November.
“We have to have extra Greens in Parliament, and as certainly one of two members of the Inexperienced caucus at the moment I do know that that begins with having actually sturdy management,” Morrice mentioned.
