Annamie Paul is firing back against the party executives, says efforts to remove her from post "racist" and "sexist"

Annamie Paul is firing back against the party executives who sought to oust her as Green party leader, calling them out for ``racist'' and ``sexist'' accusations.

Her fiery response today comes after she survived a move to push her out last night.

Paul says respect for diversity is a Green value but the change she represents can be perceived as a threat to existing gatekeepers.

The Canadian Press has obtained a scathing letter that accompanied a non-confidence motion signed by six of 15 federal council members.

It accuses Paul of acting with an ``autocratic attitude of hostility,'' attending few council meetings, and displaying ``anger in long, repetitive, aggressive monologues.''

Paul says the document was ``so racist, so sexist'' that it wasimmediately disavowed by a majority of party executives and both Green MPs.

She is the first Black woman and the second Jewish person to lead a mainstream federal party in Canada.

As such, she says the rules of the game seem to have changed, and suddenly there is a need for ``more oversight, heightened accountability'' and ``swifter and more severe sanctions.''