2022 Green Party of Canada leadership election
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| Date | November 19 |
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| Convention | TBD |
| Resigning leader | Annamie Paul |
| Won by | TBD |
| Entrance Fee | $1,000[1] |
The 2022 Green Party of Canada leadership election will take place on November 19, 2022. 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.[2] On November 10, 2021, Paul announced that her resignation,[3] which officially took effect on November 14, 2021, when it was accepted by the party's federal council.[4][5]
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.[6][7] 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."[8]
Rules
To be eligible, a candidate must complete a leadership contest application, must have been a member in good standing for at least three months at the end of the application period, unless their employment prohibited them from membership in a political party, must be eligible for election to the House of Commons, have no debt owed to the party, have no open litigation against the party, must be solvent, must not have participated in the writing of the campaign rules, must be "confirmed to be proficient in speaking and understanding speech in both official languages such that they can carry out their duties in both languages. Indigenous Applicants are exempted from this rule, must have "not demonstrated a pattern, or committed a single egregious act, within reasonable recency, of evidenced and documented violations of the GPC Members’ Code of Conduct, such as inciting or committing violence, racism or abuse, as assessed under section 9.5; has not engaged in a pattern of public advocacy of positions contrary to the Global Green Principles". If there are more than 5 Contestants, Campaign Round One will end with a preliminary vote by members. The top 4 Contestants will continue into Campaign Round Two.[9]
Timeline
2021
- 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.[2]
- October 27 – Voting started in a leadership review.[10]
- November 10 – Paul announced her resignation and ended her membership with the party.[3] Several days later, her resignation was accepted by the Green Party's federal council and took effect.[4][5] The party also cancelled the leadership review.[4]
- November 15–19 – The party made an open call for applicants for the role of interim leader.[11] Twenty applications were received.[6]
- November 24 – Amita Kuttner was appointed interim leader.[12][13]
2022
- May 24 – The leadership election officially began, pursuant to the party's constitution.[6][7]
- June 28 – Leadership contest rules were announced. The application period for leadership contestants opened.[14]
- August 5 - Application period for leadership candidates ends[14]
- August 31 - GPC announces all leadership contestants, Round One of campaign begins.[14]
- September 14 - deadline to become a party member and be eligible to vote in Round One.[14]
- October 7 - Round One voting begins[14]
- October 14 - Round One voting ends at 3:30 pm (ET), results announced at 8 PM (ET), voting opens for Round Two (if required)[14]
- October 19 - Deadline to become a party member and be eligible to vote in Round Two.[14]
- November 19 – Second and final round of voting ends at 3:30 pm (ET), results announced at 8 PM (ET)[14]
Candidates
Potential
- Sarah Gabrielle Baron, candidate for Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing in 2006 and Independent candidate for Durham in 2021[15][16]
- Nasser Dean Chalifoux, candidate for Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River in 2021[17]
- Dalila Elhak, businesswoman from Limoilou, Quebec.[18][19][20] She has run previously as a federal candidate for Beauport—Limoilou in 2015, 2019, and 2021. She has also stated that she will only campaign in French.[21]
- Don Elzer, environmental activist, former journalist, and businessman[22]
- Simon Gnocchini-Meisser, senior teacher at the Department of National Defense, candidate for Hull—Aylmer in 2021[23][24]
- Naomi Hunter, leader of the Saskatchewan Green Party.[25][1]
- Najib Jutt, political advisor and strategist.[1][26]
- Anna Keenan, candidate for Malpeque in 2019 and 2021; has expressed interest in the party shifting to a "co-leadership model" and running on a joint ticket with Chad Walcott.[15]
- Paul Manly, MP for Nanaimo—Ladysmith from 2019 to 2021.[27][28]
- Jonathan Pedneault, human rights activist from Montreal, Quebec[29][30] He also co-directed the documentary "Refuge: A Film About Darfur" in 2008.[30][31]
- Chad Walcott, candidate for Notre-Dame-de-Grâce in the 2018 Quebec provincial election; has expressed interest in the party shifting to a "co-leadership model" and running on a joint ticket with Anna Keenan.[15]
- Shodja Ziaian, professor with the Centre for Research on Language and Culture Contact at Glendon College, a campus of York University, in Toronto, Ontario[32][33] He has run previously in Don Valley East in 1997 with the New Democratic Party and in Willowdale in 2019 as an Independent. Ziaian is an active supporter of Earth Solidarity.[34]
Possible candidates[a]
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Candidates who withdrew or failed to qualify
- Jenn Kang, interim Deputy Leader of the Green Party of Nova Scotia.[35] They announced their candidacy for the Green Party leadership, but later decided against running before the leadership election officially began.[36]
- Alex Tyrrell, leader of the Green Party of Quebec.[1][37] Tyrrell was expelled from the federal Green Party while preparing to launch a leadership bid.[38]
Declined
- Courtney Howard, emergency room physician and third-place finisher in the 2020 leadership election.[39]
- Amita Kuttner, astrophysicist, sixth-place finisher in the 2020 leadership election, and candidate for Burnaby North—Seymour in 2019.[5] Was appointed Interim Leader in November, 2021.[6]
- Dimitri Lascaris, runner-up in the 2020 leadership election, lawyer and activist who resides in Montreal, Quebec.[40]
- 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.[41]
- David Merner, fifth-place finisher in the 2020 leadership election.[42]
- 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.[43]
- Glen Murray, former mayor of Winnipeg, former Ontario Cabinet Minister and fourth-place finisher in the 2020 leadership election.[42]
Opinion polling
A poll of 218 Green party supporters conducted March 22 to April 4, 2022, by Probit Inc. found that provincial party leaders Sonia Furstenau (27%) and Mike Schreiner (23%) led in support, were they to run. Among the currently declared and potential candidates included in the survey options, Manly (12%) led Tyrrell (7%) and Hunter (3%).[44]
See also
Notes
- ^ 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.
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