Here’s what comes next for the Leadership Race

The Green Party of Canada’s 2026 Leadership Race is moving forward.

The Leadership Race will continue on the timeline that was established by the Leadership Contest Commission, with voting opening on November 2 and closing on November 13. Results will be announced on November 14.

Over the coming weeks, the debates that were planned will become town hall meetings. These events will give members and supporters the opportunity to hear directly from Mike Morrice, ask questions and learn more about his vision for the future of the Green Party of Canada.

And most importantly, members will still have the final say.

Under the Green Party of Canada’s constitution, elections for Federal Council positions, including the position of Leader, require a majority vote to elect and must include “None of these options” on the ballot. That means a new leader cannot be elected by acclamation.

The ballot members receive in November will include Mike Morrice and “None of these options,” This reflects one of the core values of our party: participatory democracy. The constitutional right of Green Party members to exercise their choice cannot be taken away.

Thank you for your patience and understanding as we have worked through the legalities and realities of this unusual situation. 

Soon, we will share details about upcoming town halls in Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal, as well as other exciting events across the country where you can meet and hear from Mike Morrice.

With gratitude,
The Leadership Contest Commission

Hello! We're a group of local Green Party members (we do both provincial and federal stuff as one combined group). Right now we have a project on the go where because the Green Party of Canada is in a leadership race, we printed flyers about it and we're delivering them to peoples' mailboxes between now and Oct 14th. The flyers talk about the leadership race and ask people to sign up as a member before Oct 14th in order to vote. Right now Mike Morrice is the only candidate, so it's a vote about whether they approve of Mike as leader.

We'd love some more help. We have them printed, we know where to deliver (areas like Bathurst and St. Clair, Yonge and Eglinton), and we have shifts planned where volunteers can get live help from us. To be clear, this project has a tight timeline so while we normally like to knock on doors and talk to people, we're not doing that for this. We're just dropping the flyers in mailboxes as quickly as possible.

We have shifts available weekday evenings and afternoons/early evenings on weekends.

If you'd like to join us, please send me a chat message here. We've enabled chat on this Reddit account. We can get you in touch with the team.

Thanks!

Green Party of Canada leadership candidate Nira Dookeran has withdrawn from the Party’s 2026 leadership race. You can read more about Nira’s decision to withdraw from the race and her hopes for the party in this statement published on our website.

The GPC thanks Nira for putting her name forward and for the time, energy and commitment she brought to the leadership race. The Party also thanks her campaign team, volunteers and supporters for their work throughout her candidacy.

The Green Party of Canada’s Leadership Contest Commission and Federal Council are currently working to determine next steps and ensure that the conclusion of the 2026 GPC Leadership Race meets our party’s constitutional requirements.

We will provide more information to our members and supporters as soon as it is available.

Sincerely, The Leadership Contest Commission

https://www.elections.ca/Scripts/vis/Map?L=e&ED=59012&EV=99&EV_TYPE=6&PROV=CA&PROVID=99&QID=-1&PAGEID=27

Hi again r/GreenPartyofCanada! 

As some of you know, I’m one of two candidates in the leadership race, and I’m in this to fight for regular Canadians and help build the movement needed to confront the billionaire class.

I believe this leadership race is an important moment for our party to build momentum: by growing our membership, increasing our financial resources, and bringing attention to Greens and what we stand for.

For my part, I first ran because I saw federal inaction on the most significant issues of our times - from climate to wealth inequality to housing - and chose the Greens because the party allowed me to stay true to my values and my community. I was the first Green MP elected in Ontario, and served as the MP for Kitchener Centre until 2025. I also served as Deputy Leader up to the start of the leadership race, and have already been confirmed as the Green candidate for MP in Kitchener Centre.

The priorities I’ve put forward as leader focus on fighting for a government that prioritizes and invests in people - from housing to healthcare to childcare - by making sure the ultra-rich pay their fair share, while taking decisive action on the climate emergency. I’m also calling to protect and expand our democracy, while pushing for Canada to lead international efforts for a more peaceful, equitable, and stable world.

More about me and our campaign is online here: www.mikeforleader.ca (including the original version of the video linked in this post, with licensed music!)

If you’d like to help, the most important thing you can do right now is ensure you’re a member and eligible to vote in the leadership race. You can check here: https://www.greenparty.ca/en/civicrm/membership-check

If you’re not already a member, it only takes a $10 donation to join, of which you’ll get up to $7.50 back as a tax credit - while membership is free if you’re 14-29. Folks over 30 can join here: www.mikeforleader.ca/join, those age 14-29 here: www.mikeforleader.ca/youth-leader 

We’re also encouraging members and supporters to speak with three family members or friends about joining (or re-joining) the party to help us build momentum as a party!

All members who join before October 14th will have a vote in the leadership race. 

Tout ceci est également disponible en français ici: www.votezmike.ca. Et je serai ravi de répondre à vos questions en français aussi.

AMA.

(edit: fixed a link)

Who is preferred to win? Mike Morrice?

Que se passe-t-il ? Le Parti est en pleine course à la chefferie. Il y a rien qui bouge ici.

Save October 17, 2026 in your calendar! The Green Party of Alberta Virtual Policy Convention is happening!

This is our chance to update Alberta's green policy to align with current events and political conditions. This is the start of preparing for the 2027 Alberta General Election. We hope to have an exciting, updated policy and political platform that presents a true "left" party choice for Albertans.

https://www.greenpartyofalberta.ca/virtual_policy_convention?

If you did not receive the email, your membership is not current so head on over to the website and rejoin.

If you would like to have a say and are not a current member, join before September 17, 2026 to vote and make a submission.

What is your opinion , your projection about the Québec Election who begin at soon ?

Hi! I'm francophone of Québec. I'm curious to know whay do you think about Québec Election ? What results do you would like? For people who doesn't know so well situation about party politic in Québec. I Will give a little " portrait" about the situation in comparaison with number of seats actualy and seats who Will have after Election approximatively

PQ ( Parti Québécois) :🖕🖕🖕

Parti libéral du Québec : 🖕

Parti conservateur du Québec ( tories) 🖕

Québec Solidaire ( left)👇

CAQ ( coalition avenir Québec) actual gouvernment

👇👇👇

Climat Québec : vry separatist /ecologist: 1 à 2 %

Parti vert du Québec ( green) bad leader : invisible

Canadians owe Donald Trump a debt of gratitude, for stripping us of our delusion that diversifying our international trade relationships is a chore that can wait for another day.

But I worry that too many members of Canada’s political class are rushing towards the wide gate and the broad road, to strike easy trade deals with authoritarian states that covet our resources, even as they scorn our ideals.

I made the case for a better path forward, in the Hill Times.

This petition has gained a record number of signatures. Last I counted it was over 100,000.

Canadians don't need Pete Hoekstra or his dismissive attitude towards Canada.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRbnr_k2hok

https://www.elections.ca/Scripts/vis/Map?L=e&ED=46003&EV=99&EV_TYPE=6&PROV=CA&PROVID=99&QID=-1&PAGEID=27

I've seen the announcement of Mike Morrice's candidacy for leadership but I only recently moved to the Kitchener-Waterloo area, so I'm not directly familiar with his record/work.

My personal politics are focused on climate change and socialism, and I've been deeply disappointed by the Carney (and Trudeau) governments in this regard.

I started researching the Green party and discovered the controversy with Annamie Paul. I actually lived in Toronto at the time (Rosedale-University) but wasn't paying attention to the situation (pandemic).

My takeaways: it's wild that Paul's accusations of racism were not better supported/vouched for/addressed; it seemed like Elizabeth May was trying to sabotage Paul's leadership; the fact that everything blew up right before the federal election makes me question every Green leader's judgement.

Are the Greens actually socialist?

What have they done to ensure their org is anti-racist, and how can a white man at the helm give me confidence here?

Are we better off putting our energy into lobbying the Liberals re: climate change?

EDIT: poor wording caused confusion around whether I believe in fighting AGAINST socialism 😂 I'm definitely FOR socialism. And I should add I'm also for electoral reform ☺️

A good TED talk.

I joined because of Jonathan Pedneault, who I really believed would've inspired new support had he got a chance to debate on stage during the last election, (but alas here we are) and I expected a big group of possible candidates like last time but there's only 2 for leader? The road ahead is clearly going to be tough as the party rebuilds its support and finances and moves into the next chapter if Elizabeth May retires but why only 2? Still looking forward to get to know the candidates better but for now I'm not really feeling excitement or hope for the immediate future.. How is everyone else feeling?

Got an email from the party today. It mentions the two candidates and includes their bios.

Nira Dookeran is an educator, community organizer and longtime Green campaigner who has spent much of the past 12 years building the Green movement from the grassroots. She has run as a Green candidate six times, managed campaigns, served on electoral district association executives and helped local Green organizations to build stronger teams.

Mike Morrice is a longtime social entrepreneur, community organizer and former Green MP for Kitchener Centre. Before entering politics, he spent more than a decade helping businesses lower their costs and reduce their climate impact. As MP, he worked across party lines, secured funding for affordable housing and helped establish the Canada Disability Benefit.

It also mentions that they haven't made it into the final ballot yet. They have to recruit new party members and raise money.

In order for these candidates to make it onto the final ballot of the GPC leadership race they must each recruit at least 200 new party members, including 50 Young Greens, and raise at least $15,000 in donations by September 30.

There are some timelines for becoming a member in order to vote and when the vote will happen.

If you want to help choose our next party leader, make sure that your membership is active before October 14 at 11:59pm Pacific. You can check the status of your membership through this form on our website.

Voting is scheduled to take place from November 2 to 13, with the results announced on November 14.

Hello there! I am a disaffected Red Tory who has taken an interest, on and off over the years in the Green Party. Back when I lived in Ontario I was even a member of voter of the GPO.

I'm interested in the present Green party leadership and would like to follow it however much to my surprise it appears that there are no declared candidates. Is that true?

In the absence of candidates, who do we know is likely to run so I can do some research on them.