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The media consortium that produces the televised leaders’ debates reversed yesterday’s decision and announced it will allow the Green Party to attend the debates on October 1st and 2nd.

The change comes after the NDP and Conservatives bowed to public pressure and withdrew their threats to boycott the debates if May attends. The Conservatives, NDP and Bloc argue the Green Party should be excluded from debates because Elizabeth May has publicly endorsed Stéphane Dion and other Liberal candidates in the election.

Stéphane Dion has supported including May in the debates since the two parties formed an alliance last year.

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Tags: 2008 federal election, Elizabeth May, Green Party, leaders debate, Liberal-Green alliance

The media consortium that produces the televised leaders’ debates says Green Party leader Elizabeth May will not be invited to the debates in October.

The media consortium implied one or more political parties threatened to boycott the debates if the Green Party were included.

The Conservatives, NDP and Bloc all oppose including the Green Party in the debates, saying Elizabeth May is a Liberal proxy because she has endorsed Stéphane Dion and other Liberal candidates in the election.

The Liberal Party has advocated in favour of including the Green Party since the two parties formed an alliance last year.

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Tags: 2008 federal election, Elizabeth May, Gilles Duceppe, Green Party, Jack Layton, leaders debate, Liberal-Green alliance, Stéphane Dion, Stephen Harper

Green Party leader Elizabeth May says she should be included in the televised leaders’ debates during the upcoming federal election.

May argues the Green Party has earned the right to be included in the debates now that Blair Wilson, a sitting Member of Parliament, has crossed the floor and joined the party.

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Tags: 2008 federal election, Blair Wilson, Elizabeth May, Green Party, leaders debate, Liberal-Green alliance