VICTORIA—Legislature member Adam Olsen will serve as interim leader of B.C.’s Green party until a leadership contest that wraps up on June 27. Andrew Weaver officially steps down as the party’s leader on Jan. 6. resident who is 16 or older can support a leadership candidate, as long as they don’t actively support another political party. This is Olsen’s second term as interim leader after he served before Weaver was acclaimed in December 2015. When he announced his resignation, Weaver said it was “time to let another generation take the lead.”Olsen says the party has grown since 2013.

Source: thestar December 20, 2019 17:03 UTC