Green party's leadership race rules, entry fee has some candidates balking

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The Green party's leadership contest is getting off to a rough start with at least three people reconsidering a run after the party established a $50,000 entry fee and a secretive vetting process.

The race to replace long-time former leader Elizabeth May, who decided to step down after the fall election, officially starts Tuesday morning. Interested candidates must submit an initial, non-refundable deposit of $10,000, plus another $40,000 by the end of July. A three-member vetting committee will review applications and can deny any candidate the chance to run without explaining why.

"They are saying they are putting the party for sale," said Tyrrell. "It's like they're looking for candidates who hang out in country clubs." Quebec lawyer Dimitri Lascaris said he was holding off making his decision about running until he saw the rules, because he was afraid the party's centralized power system would arrange things to keep certain types of candidates out. The secretive vetting process is entirely against the Greens' structure as a participatory democracy, said Lascaris.He said the party allows rejected candidates to appeal but said that is impossible if a candidate isn't told why they were turned away.

 

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