Winnipeg Free Press
By: Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press
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Last Modified: 6:15 PM CDT Wednesday, Jul. 21, 2021
OTTAWA - The fight within the Green party has spilled over to the courthouse.
Green Party Leader Annamie Paul attends a press briefing in Toronto on Monday, July 19, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
OTTAWA - The fight within the Green party has spilled over to the courthouse.
Court filings show the GreenParty of Canada aimsto overturn arbitration orders that stymied threats to Annamie Paul's leadership, ending a brief ceasefire between warring factionsahead of a likely federal election this year.
In a notice of application filed Wednesday in Ontario Superior Court,the party along withthe Green Party of Canada Fund say an arbitrator exceeded his authority in requiring party executives to cancel their non-confidence vote against Paul as well as a review of her party membership.