The Debate on Debates: Canadians want Greens in!

OTTAWA-- A new poll conducted by Angus Reid Strategies shows that 73% of Canadians are in favour of including Elizabeth May in the debates, with support strongest in British Columbia.

The Green Party of Canada is still waiting for an answer from Canada's broadcast consortium as to whether Leader Elizabeth May will be invited to the next round of federal election debates.  The Greens sent a formal letter to the broadcast consortium asking for confirmation that May will be allowed into the debates, but no answer has been forthcoming.

Given the outrage expressed by the Canadian public during the last election when May was excluded, the Greens expect the decision to be favourable.  A recent Canadian Press Harris-Decima survey indicated that just over 40 per cent of Canadians would like to see Green Party Leader Elizabeth May win a Commons seat. Almost a million Canadians voted Green in the last election.  With this level of support, May deserves to be heard in the Leaders’ debates.

"Democracy demands that the choice of such a large number of voters be heard in the debates," said Catharine Johannson, Political Campaign Director for the Greens.  “Let’s hope the consortium does the right thing this time around.”

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