Green Party leadership candidate Jonathan Pedneault speaks during a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022. Green Party deputy leader Pedneault is planning a byelection run in Montreal's Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount riding. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
OTTAWA – 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 Notre-Dame-de-Grâce – 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 Notre-Dame-de-Gr̢ce РWestmount 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.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 15, 2023.
