Kingston Green Party stands by leader Annamie Paul

We are going to continue advocating for issues like living wage and climate change,” he said in an interview with the Whig-Standard.

While Typhair acknowledged that the internal conflict has been a distraction for the party, he said that the local Green Party stands behind Annamie Paul and will continue to celebrate her historic leadership as the first Black woman, and first Jewish person, elected as leader of a major federal party.

“We had different ideals, and that’s always going to happen on a complicated issue like Israel and Palestine,” he said.

While Atwin was not named directly in Zatzman’s post, it was understood that he was identifying her.

“The Green Party of Canada has been known to poach candidates and supporters from other parties itself,” Chouimard said.

Atwin, which from what we heard was not happening… or to kick her out if her positions were absolutely opposed to that stance,” she said.

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