When the Green Party fights, its candidates end up getting bruised

Running for office, especially as a first-time candidate, is challenging as it is. As this internal party conflict drags on, all it does is alienate those who have worked so hard to bring Greens to government.

Like a child who watches helplessly as their parents teeter on the brink of divorce, I feel the same helplessness watching the party’s federal council attempt to oust our leader, Annamie Paul, writes Phil De Luna, and any continued turmoil only instills distrust and apathy in the Canadian voter about the Green Party.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY PHIL DE LUNA

August 4, 2021

This was supposed to be the year when the Green Party would finally break through in the polls. With wildfires ravaging the West, housing slipping out of reach for many, and a pandemic that has shown us that governments can act swiftly given the political will, a party founded on tackling the climat...

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