Speaking publicly for the first time about her party's internal strife, former Green party leader Elizabeth May is urging those who oppose leader Annamie Paul to strike a truce with her allies before a widely anticipated fall election. "I fully support the Green Party of Canada, our values and our constitution," she said in a media statement today. Fredericton MP Jenica Atwin, who left the Green party for the Liberals in June, called Paul's statement "totally inadequate." Federal council vs. PaulThe party's federal council told Paul she had to publicly repudiate Zatzman's comments in order to avoid a confidence vote. I have no role — official or unofficial — in any of the Green Party governing bodies," May said.

Source: CBC News July 20, 2021 21:11 UTC