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
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-Grâce—Westmount 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 ¹ú²úÓÕ»ó¸£Àû was first published May 15, 2023.
