But I would not have been the leader that I hoped to be if I hadn't put my name forward to represent… — Annamie Paul Copy Share Image
Often, when people like me are elected or appointed to positions of senior leadership, the rules of the game seem to change. — Annamie Paul Copy Share Image
It's very important to match a party and to match leadership to a moment. — Annamie Paul Copy Share Image
We have a profound lack of diversity at the highest levels in our political leadership and it has always been the case. — Annamie Paul Copy Share Image
But certainly, I think that it's important to have humility and to acknowledge that you're learning every day as a leader. — Annamie Paul Copy Share Image
In the case of a Black woman like myself, the most classic trope of all is that we are angry or we… — Annamie Paul Copy Share Image
Even as the leader of the party, my first duty always is to the people who elected me, my first duty always… — Annamie Paul Copy Share Image
A small group of councillors sought to force a vote of no-confidence in my leadership. They did so with no substantive consultation… — Annamie Paul Copy Share Image
When I came back to Canada after my graduate studies, I founded the first organization in Canada focused on political under-representation and… — Annamie Paul Copy Share Image
What people need to realize is that when I was elected and put in this role, I was breaking a glass ceiling.… — Annamie Paul Copy Share Image
Every single person who is a member of our party deserves to have certainty. They deserve to know that my attention and focus is… — Annamie Paul Copy Share
It should not be this difficult for people of good will, people with experience, to offer it in service to their country. There are… — Annamie Paul Copy Share
Unfortunately, a platitude is not a plan. So I am encouraging people to turn towards the Green Party if they're looking for a real… — Annamie Paul Copy Share
I have been subjected to what can only be described as an unrelenting onslaught of comments and commentary and trolling online. — Annamie Paul Copy Share
Even as the leader of the party, my first duty always is to the people who elected me, my first duty always is going… — Annamie Paul Copy Share
I'm going to be working as hard as I can to give a strong Green option to residents and to give them the option… — Annamie Paul Copy Share
It's good news that all the parties, well, with the exception of the People's Party, recognize that we're in a climate crisis. It's bad… — Annamie Paul Copy Share
And of course, we've never had a Black person or a woman of color lead a party. — Annamie Paul Copy Share
I was definitely one of those kids who, for whatever reason, followed politics and public policy. — Annamie Paul Copy Share
It is extremely hard to have your integrity questioned when you value it so much. — Annamie Paul Copy Share
We need to move towards a truly just and equitable society by... making sure that every Canadian - whether they're living in long-term care… — Annamie Paul Copy Share
Politics still remains a very hostile, unwelcoming place for diverse peoples. It's the reason that we have so few of them in politics. — Annamie Paul Copy Share
