Pedneault intends to become co-leader of the Greens again after six-month pause

OTTAWA — Jonathan Pedneault says he intends to return as co-leader of the Green Party of Canada.

He says that the party has asked him to return to co-leadership with Elizabeth May after he stepped back from the role in July.

Pedneault, who has worked for both Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, says he chose to quit as co-leader after getting ”life altering news” about his health.

After his situation improved, he says, he took advantage of the pause in his political life to get back to his previous work in conflict zones, which brought him to Syria.