OTTAWA—Elizabeth May was chosen to return as leader of the Green Party of Canada after running on a promise to share the role with Jonathan Pedneault.
May, the longtime member of Parliament from British Columbia who led the party from 2006 to 2019, won the leadership race on the sixth ballot, after the other candidates were eliminated.
She joined the race committing to name Pedneault as deputy leader, and the two will seek to amend the party’s constitution to allow for an official co−leadership model.
Pedneault is from Montreal and an expert on crisis situations who has investigated abuses in war zones, including Afghanistan….