“Let me be clear, this is an attack on democracy, youth, progress and ideas that threaten the status quo,” Haddad wrote. “Help us make it loud and clear that we would not be silenced.”WATCH: Elizabeth May resigns as Green Party leader. The leadership race has spurred an increase of more than 50 per cent in Green Party memberships since last year’s federal election. In a statement to HuffPost Canada Wednesday, the Green Party of Canada gave no comment on why Haddad was expelled, simply noting she can appeal the expulsion. “The BC Green Party is not directly affiliated with the GPC, and we do not believe that we have brought the Green Party of Canada into disrepute for staying true to our principles,” Kolby Zinger-Harris wrote.

Source: Huffington Post September 23, 2020 22:13 UTC