The party failed to file financial paperwork with Elections Nova Scotia by the April deadline; however, when Watson resigned, he denied this was the reason.

[6] On October 31, 2009, John Percy was announced as the new leader of the Green Party of Nova Scotia following a leadership contest against Sebastian Ronin.

Percy made a point of emphasizing politicians of other political stripes he admired, including Joe Clark, Ed Broadbent, Stephen Lewis and Peter Stoffer.

After the 2013 Nova Scotia general election (in which it fielded only 16 candidates in 51 districts), the party was largely dormant and invisible in NS politics.

Leader John Percy was also Veterans Affairs Critic in the Green Party of Canada Shadow Cabinet,[7] and this was an active file during the Stephen Harper administration until its demise in the 2015 Canadian federal election.

Members also voted to support the six principles of the Global Green Charter, elected an executive and chose a party logo.