Article contentBy Jonathan BradleyThe race to find a new leader of the Green Party of Canada has become mired in controversy with one candidate banned for allegedly making “super racist comments” while another candidate accused of a “vile anti-Semitic smear” has been allowed to run. Try refreshing your browser, or Controversy stirs Green leadership race, including accusation former leader Elizabeth May is meddling Back to videoMeanwhile, another candidate has withdrawn from the contest accusing former leader Elizabeth May of meddling in the race. Nine people are running to replace May who stepped down in November after a decade as leader. In a statement, the Green party announced that Dylan Perceval-Maxwell, an environmental activist from Montreal, would no longer be a contestant for the leadership after making “inappropriate” comments. During a televised debate organized by TVO he said the police should “give $20 to every person of colour they stop.”Meryam Haddad, another Green party leadership candidate from Montreal, called the comment “super racist.” She said “as a person of colour, I find your comment very, very offensive.”

Source: National Post July 15, 2020 10:52 UTC