Should the Green party be included in the leaders debate?

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Posted by Jayx1 on Jun-05-2004 16:36:

Should the Green party be included in the leaders debate?

There has been controversy lately about the Green party who received 800,000 votes last election. The national media wont allow them to be involved in the leaders debate that is coming up. They argue that they have yet to win a seat and therefor dont deserve a spot in the debate. The Greens counterargue that they had 5% of the national vote last time which is 10 times more than any other "alternative party". They say that they are increasingly an important statistic in Canadian politics and therefor deserve to be included in the debate.

Posted by dEsidEL on Jun-05-2004 17:19:

sure why not, we're a democracy

Posted by jpgrdnr on Jun-05-2004 20:51:

Is this the CBC debate?
yes.

Posted by Matt on Jun-06-2004 04:35:

there is to debate as to when a party becomes a "serious contender"

I think running a candidate in all ridings is serious, and if they maintain their 6% of the popular vote, I won't be surprised if they take a few seats.

Posted by k0nk on Jun-06-2004 06:08:

^ Especially in BC, where the party has run for over 2 decades, and where people seem to value the environment a bit more.