By Canadian Press

Annamie Paul hands in resignation as Green leader, and quits the party

Nov 10, 2021 | 10:10 AM

OTTAWA — Annamie Paul, the Green Party leader, has formally resigned and has also handed in her party membership.

Paul says she has sent in a formal resignation letter to the Green Party, which follows her announcement in September of her plans to step down.

The Green leader, the first Black and Jewish woman to lead a major political party in Canada, said after the election that leading the Greens had been the worst period of her life. 

The Greens returned only two MPs in the Sept. 20 election and Paul failed to win her Toronto riding.

The party’s puny showing at the polls followed a period of infighting and sniping at Paul who says the party failed to do enough to support her.  

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This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 10, 2021.

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