2020 Green Party of British Columbia leadership election

The Green Party of British Columbia will hold an election between September 5 and 13, 2020, to elect a leader to replace Andrew Weaver, who resigned on January 6, 2020, due to a personal health issue.[3] Adam Olsen was made interim leader shortly after Weaver's resignation.[4] Party members will cast votes online or by telephone, using ranked ballots if there are more than two candidates and first-past-the-post if only two candidates run.[2] Members and supporters 16 years of age and older are eligible to vote.[5]

2020 BC Green Party leadership election
September 5–13, 2020
  CB KD
Candidate Cam Brewer Kim Darwin Sonia Furstenau
Riding N/A[lower-alpha 1] N/A[lower-alpha 2] Cowichan Valley
Previous Leader

Adam Olsen (interim)

 Presumptive Leader

TBD

2020 Green Party of British Columbia leadership election
DateSeptember 14, 2020[1]
ConventionNanaimo, British Columbia
Resigning leaderAndrew Weaver
Won byTBD
Candidates3
Entrance Fee$16,000[2]
Spending limit$300,000[2]

On March 27, 2020, the election was postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the resultant state of emergency in the province.[6] Before the postponement, voting was to take place between June 15 and 26.[7] The deadline to enter the race was to be April 15, and debates were planned to take place after April 30, in three regions of the province.[2] The winner was to be announced at the party's convention in Nanaimo from June 26 to 28 that year.[8]

The campaign resumed on June 15, 2020. The party opened a second nomination period to run from June 26 to July 27. Members and supporters have until August 21 to register in order to be able to vote by phone, and until September 2 in order to be able to vote online. A debate is planned to take place on September 1. Voting will occur from September 5 to 13, with the winner to be announced on September 14, 2020.[1][9]

Timeline

2019

2020
  • January 6 – The party releases the leadership contest rules.[2]
  • January 13 – Leadership contest officially begins.[8]
  • January 27 – Deputy Leader Sonia Furstenau announces her candidacy.[7]
  • March 4 – Kim Darwin announces her candidacy.[15]
  • March 27 – The election is postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]
  • April 15 – Original deadline for candidates to enter race.[16] The deadline was subsequently changed to July 27 following postponement of the race.[1]
  • June 15 – The leadership race is officially re-opened following the postponement.[1]
  • July 25 – Cam Brewer announces his candidacy.[17]
  • July 27 – Deadline for candidates to apply.[1]
  • August 21 – Deadline to become a member or supporter if voting by phone.[1]
  • September 1 – Official leadership debate.[1]
  • September 2 – Deadline to become a member or supporter if online voting.[1]
  • September 5 – Voting period begins.[1]
  • September 13 - Voting period ends.[1]
  • September 14 – Leader announced.[1]

Debates
Debates among candidates for the 2020 Green Party of British Columbia leadership election[1]
No.DatePlaceHostTopicModeratorParticipants
 P  Participant  A  Absent invitee
 N  Non-invitee  O  Out of race (exploring or withdrawn)		 Brewer Darwin Furstenau
1 September 1, 2020 TBA Green Party of British Columbia TBA TBA

Candidates

Cam Brewer

Cam Brewer is a Vancouver lawyer and Simon Fraser University adjunct professor who practices environmental and Aboriginal law.[18][19][20]

Candidacy announced: July 25, 2020[17]
Date registered with Elections BC:
Campaign website: cambrewer.ca
Endorsements of Cam Brewer
  • MLAs:
  • Former provincial candidates:
  • Municipal politicians:
  • Former municipal politicians:
  • Federal MPs and candidates:
  • Other prominent individuals:

Kim Darwin

Kim Darwin is an independent mortgage consultant and former president of the Sechelt Chamber of Commerce.[15] She served as vice chair of the Green Party of British Columbia's provincial council and stood as a candidate for Powell River-Sunshine Coast in 2017.[21]

Candidacy announced: March 4, 2020[15]
Date registered with Elections BC:
Campaign website: kimdarwin.ca
Endorsements of Kim Darwin
  • MLAs:
  • Former provincial candidates:
  • Municipal politicians:
  • Former municipal politicians:
  • Federal MPs and candidates:
  • Other prominent individuals:

Sonia Furstenau
Sonia Furstenau

Sonia Furstenau, 49, is the MLA for Cowichan Valley (2017–present) and deputy leader of the party (2016–present).[22]

Candidacy announced: January 27, 2020[7][22]
Date registered with Elections BC:
Campaign website: soniafurstenau.ca
Endorsements of Sonia Furstenau
  • MLAs:
  • Former provincial candidates:
  • Municipal politicians:
  • Former municipal politicians:
  • Federal MPs and candidates:
    • Amita Kuttner (Green Party critic for science and innovation, candidate in Burnaby North—Seymour in 2019)[23]
    • Elizabeth May (leader of the Green Party of Canada from 2006 to 2019, member of Parliament for Saanich—Gulf Islands since 2011) [24]
  • Other prominent individuals:

Declined
gollark: No, I've already removed enough months.
gollark: Well, the "second half" of the year finishes then.
gollark: They'll be sorry. They'll all be sorry. In November or so.
gollark: Observe my nightmarish abomination.
gollark: I don't actually "study" machine learning as much as "randomly acquire and use low-end pretrained models".

References
  1. "Our leadership contest is now open (again)!". Green Party of British Columbia. June 15, 2020. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  2. The Canadian Press (January 6, 2020). "B.C. Greens set rules, money, details to replace Andrew Weaver". CTV News. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  3. Larsen, Karin (October 7, 2019). "Andrew Weaver says he'll step down as B.C. Green Party leader". CBC News. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  4. "B.C. Green MLA Adam Olsen named new interim party leader". CBC News. December 20, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  5. Bernard, Renee (December 20, 2019). "Political scientist commends changes to B.C. Green Party leadership voting". News1130. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  6. Rothbauer, Kevin (March 27, 2020). "B.C. Greens suspend leadership race due to COVID-19". Alberni Valley News. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  7. CTV News (January 27, 2020). "Sonia Furstenau to run for BC Green Party leadership". CTV News. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  8. Zussman, Richard (January 10, 2020). "BC Green Party leadership: Who will replace Andrew Weaver?". Global News. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  9. Barron, Robert (June 15, 2020). "Campaign to lead B.C. Green Party back on". Black Press. Peace Arch News. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  10. Larsen, Karin (October 7, 2019). "Andrew Weaver says he'll step down as B.C. Green Party leader". CBC News. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  11. Warburton, Moira (October 7, 2019). "Head of British Columbia Green Party, which supports government, to step down as leader". Reuters. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  12. Fletcher, Tanya (October 8, 2019). "Their leader made history, now he's resigning. What's next for the B.C. Greens?". CBC News. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  13. Shaw, Rob (November 6, 2019). "B.C. and federal Green parties face critical leadership choices". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  14. "B.C. Green MLA Adam Olsen named new interim party leader". CBC News. December 20, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  15. Christensen, Kyle (March 4, 2020). "Darwin Enters Green Party Leadership Race". My Coast Now. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  16. MacLeod, Andrew (February 4, 2020). "BC Greens Counting on Leadership Race to Attract Members and Money". The Tyee. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  17. Brewer, Cam (2020). "Today I announced that I'm running for the leadership of the BC Greens". Twitter. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  18. Eckford, Sean (July 30, 2020). "B.C. Green leadership now a three-way contest". Coast Reporter. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  19. "Cam Brewer". Green Party of British Columbia. 2020. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  20. "Our Lawyers". Ratcliffe & Company LLP. July 29, 2020.
  21. Eckford, Sean (March 2, 2020). "Kim Darwin to run for B.C. Green leadership". Coast Reporter. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  22. CBC News (January 27, 2020). "Sonia Furstenau announces she's running for leader of B.C. Green Party". CBC News. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  23. Smith, Charlie (January 21, 2020). "B.C. Green leadership candidate Sonia Furstenau needs to put B.C. NDP government on the hot seat". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  24. Rothbauer, Kevin (July 7, 2020). "Elizabeth May endorses Furstenau in BC Greens race". Victoria News. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  25. "Congratulations to @SoniaFurstenau on her announcement today to run for the BC Green Party leadership @BCGreens . Our Eli Enns was there to show support for her values around conservation, reconciliation, and cross-governmental collaboration. @Enns_Eli". @iisaakolam. IISAAK OLAM Foundation.
  26. "David Suzuki endorses Sonia Furstenau for BC Greens Leader". YouTube. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  27. Smyth, Mike (January 11, 2020). "Greens debate party direction as leadership contest begins". The Province. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  28. McManus, Theresa (February 1, 2020). "New West resident not taking run at BC Greens leadership". New Westminster Record. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  29. McElroy, Justin (January 18, 2020). "'We need to break out': Potential Green party leadership candidate says Metro Vancouver key to future". CBC News. Retrieved June 27, 2020.

Notes
  1. Resident of Vancouver.
  2. Resident of Sechelt.

See also


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