Congratulations to Annamie Paul.
New Leader of the Green Party of Canada
Congratulations to Annamie Paul on being voted the next leader of the Green Party of Canada. Through my time following the campaign, it appeared that it was going to be close between Ms. Paul and Dimitri Lascaris. I was personally hoping to see Dimitri win in order to move the party further left. I understand the decision that the voters made and I will support Annamie and the party in order to gain more seats whenever the next election happens.
While I am disappointed that we do not have the leader that I and about seven thousand other greens wanted. The election was about as fair as it could be. Therefore we must follow the will of the people and continue to move the party left through the system that is available to us.
Despite the concerns about Ms. Paul from other ecosocialists, she is still further left than Elizabeth May and is a nudge in the correct direction. We can use this as a stepping off point for more progressive policies in the future.
Solidarity,
Micah Dewey
