Elizabeth May asked the only other Green MP if he would consider taking the helm before she decided to apply for her old job.
Three sources within the party confirmed May has been working to collect the 100 signatures needed to enter the contest, but said she first asked Ontario Green MP Mike Morrice whether he would be prepared to throw his hat into the ring to replace interim leader Amita Kuttner.
The sources said May has also told fellow Greens that she would run for the job she gave up nearly three years ago if she could share the role with a co-leader, who could manage much of the day-to-day administration.Article content She stepped down as party leader in 2019 and the Greens then went through a tumultuous period under her successor, Annamie Paul, who resigned shortly after the 2021 election.Vancouver-based astrophysicist Kuttner took over as interim Green leader on a mission to reunite the party and “heal” internal wounds after months of strife.Article content
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