Following the federal election results, the Green Party of Canada has announced their Montreal-based co-leader Jonathan Pedneault would be resigning.
Preliminary results from the 2025 federal election determined that Pedneault came in fifth place in his riding of Outremont in Quebec with around 4,500 votes, as compared to the winning Liberal candidate’s 26,000.
Following the loss, Pedneault tendered his resignation and will be leaving politics to dedicate himself to humanitarian work.
“I’m deeply saddened to see Jonathan leave,” said co-leader Elizabeth May.
“His departure is a profound loss for the Green Party and for Canadian politics. While I am sorry to see him go, I deeply admire his continued commitment to human rights and conflict resolution. He remains a powerful force for good in the world, and we wish him nothing but success.”
May is once again the sole leader of the Green Party and the only Green MP who won a seat in the recent election.
Since the preliminary election results were announced, May has expressed her thanks to voters in the Saanich-Gulf Islands electoral district and said she is looking forward to getting back to her day job when parliament re-opens.
The Liberals have formed a minority government, winning 169 of the 172 seats needed for a majority. This means they will have to rely upon smaller parties like the Green and NDP to help them pass legislation.
In addition to Pedneault resigning as co-leader, NDP leader Jagmeet Singh also tendered his resignation after losing his seat and having his party lose numerous ridings.
Although Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre also lost his seat, he has not indicated any sign of resigning as leader of his party.
