Time to get Green ‘house in order,’ be a ‘voice’ for progressives, say leadership candidates as race begins

With Liberals and Conservatives sharing the ‘same policies,’ and ‘some of the same MPs,’ Greens have a ‘huge opportunity’ to step up, says former MP Mike Morrice.
Nira Dookeran, left, and Mike Morrice are both vying to be the next leader of the Green Party. Handout photograph, The Hill Times photograph Andrew Meade
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BY ELEANOR WAND
August 5, 2026

Two candidates are running to replace longtime Green Party Leader Elizabeth May—and both say the party has an "opportunity" to fill a void in the political spectrum, with the Liberals and Conservativ...

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