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Will the Canadian Green Party legally challenge their exclusion of televised leaders debate.
Although they were on the verge of legal challenges, this was not required in the end. She has now been invited to the debate.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080910.welxnlede0910/BNStory/Front
Background:
Although The federal Green Party now has an MP, nationwide support, and polling results higher than the 5% requirement, the leader Elizabeth May has been deemed unwelcome. On the other hand Gilles Duceppe and the bloc Quebecois party whose agenda includes only the province of Quebec is.
May said in a statement that she is considering pursuing legal action against the TV networks and has retained Toronto lawyer Peter Rosenthal to spearhead the fight.
The debates are scheduled for Oct.1 and 2.
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Suspend date: Tue 30th Sep 4:59pm PDT Settlement date: Wed 10th Sep 10:07pm PDTPrediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Wed 10th Sep 12:10pm PDT have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled
Initial likelihoods: Yes: 50%
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: Suspending pending possible settlement. infernalmachine: Although they were on the verge of legal challenges, this was not required in the end. She has now been invited to the debate.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080910.welxnlede0910/BNStory/Front
Suspend date: Tue 30th Sep 4:59pm PDT Settlement date: Wed 10th Sep 10:07pm PDTPrediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Wed 10th Sep 12:10pm PDT have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled
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She is gagged because the main parties in Canada have banded together to exclude the Green Party from the televised Leader's Debate even though the Greens have a sitting member in the House of Commons. The Prime Minister claims that the Greens are basically Liberals in disguise and that if the Greens are allowed in the Debate, then he will not attend.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canadavotes/story/2008/09/10/elxn-may-debates.html
"Green leader allowed into debates, networks confirm"
that Elizabeth May will now be included in the debate.
Looks like she didn't have to sue. I'm not sure if the question should be "voided" or settled as "No".
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