Green Party deputy leader to run in upcoming NDG-Westmount federal byelection
Posted May 15, 2023 1:48 pm.
Green Party deputy leader Jonathan Pedneault is planning to run for a seat in the House of Commons in an upcoming byelection in Montreal’s NDG-Westmount riding.
The 32-year-old ran on a joint ticket to share the party leadership in November with longtime member of Parliament Elizabeth May.
The party’s constitution has not yet been changed to make the pair co-leaders so Pedneault is the deputy leader.
The NDG-Westmount seat was created in 2015 and the area has long been considered a Liberal stronghold.
It was last held by Liberal MP Marc Garneau, who announced his retirement earlier this year.
A victory for Pedneault in the June 19 vote would see him join May and Mike Morrice as Green Party MPs in Ottawa.
