The former leader of the Green Party of Canada, Elizabeth May, came under criticism in some circles during the election campaign for not speaking up in favour of her leader, Annamie Paul.

But this weekend in a Toronto Star commentary, May wrote that Paul instructed her to remain silent.

On September 27, Paul tweeted that she's "beginning the process of stepping down as Green Party Leader" after coming fourth as the party's candidate in Toronto Centre.

https://twitter.com/AnnamiePaul/status/1442539104751730689

May, however, said on CTV Question Period that Paul still has control over the party's communications and website as a result of her contract.

As a result, May alleged that the Indigenous party president, Lorraine Rekmans, could not release a statement on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

May also said on the program that she won't become the interim leader in the wake of Paul's resignation. May revealed that she would prefer former Nanaimo-Ladysmith MP Paul Manly to become the interim leader.

“We have a lot of soul searching to do,” May said on CTV. “But the current situation of a leader, who has resigned but then hasn’t resigned, is untenable.”