Elizabeth May Steps Down as Canada’s Green Party Leader

Green Party leader Elizabeth May speaks to reporters during a press conference following the first federal leaders debate of the 2015 Canadian election campaign in Toronto, Aug. 6, 2015. Geoff Robins/AFP via Getty Images

OTTAWA—Elizabeth May says she is no longer the leader of the federal Green party.

May told a news conference on Parliament Hill on Nov. 4 that she’s stepping down as leader effective immediately, and appointing deputy leader Jo−Ann Roberts as her successor.