TORONTO -- Green Leader Elizabeth May will participate in the leaders' debate after the Conservatives and NDP dropped their opposition to her appearance in the broadcasts.
Moments after the Tories backed down Wednesday, the broadcast consortium told May she would be welcome at the English and French debates Oct. 1-2 in Ottawa.
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She said she was very grateful to the thousands of Canadians who complained on websites, phone-in radio shows, right across the country to protest the decision to exclude her from the debate.
"Without the support of the people of Canada, this simply would not have happened, and I am very grateful," May said in an interview with Canwest News Service. "There's been a constant stream of people into my office. When I stand at busy corners in the mornings, people roll down their windows and say, ‘Harper's scared of you, we're not going to let this stand.'"
But in a mischievous move, the Conservatives initially said they would try to convince the broadcast consortium that Peter MacKay, who is running against May in the Nova Scotia riding of Central Nova, should also be part of the debate. The Liberals have a deal with the Greens not to run a candidate in the riding.more...
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So glad she is allowed in. I was livid, especially with Layton, at her exclusion.