Green Party of Canada

The Green Party of Canada is a federal political party based in Canada. The party holds 2 of 338 seats in the Canadian Parliament.

Green Party of Canada Parti vert du Canada
Leader	Elizabeth May
President	Jean-Luc Cooke
Founded	1983; 42 years ago (1983)
Headquarters	116 Albert Street Suite 812 Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5G3
Youth wing	Young Greens of Canada
Ideology	Green politics Green liberalism
Political position	Centre[1][2][3]
Continental affiliation	Federation of the Green Parties of the Americas[4]
International affiliation	Global Greens[5]
Colours	Green
Seats in the Senate	0 / 105
Seats in the House of Commons	1 / 338
Website
greenparty.ca
Political parties

The party has had both leftist and centrist factions throughout their history. It is currently seen as centrist.

The leaders of the party are Elizabeth May and Jonathan Pednault.

History

On 2 May 2011, Elizabeth May was voted in the 2011 Canadian federal election. This made her the first member of the Green Party in history to sit in the House of Commons.^[6] On 6 May 2019, Paul Manly was voted in a by-election in the riding of Nanaimo—Ladysmith. He became the second member of the Green Party in history to sit in the House of Commons.^[7] In the 2019 Canadian federal election, Jenica Atwin was voted in. She became their first member outside of British Columbia to sit in the House of Commons.^[8] On 10 June 2021, Atwin crossed the floor, leaving the Greens to join the Liberals due to internal party disagreements over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.^[9]