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This composite image shows, left to right, Liberal Leader Mark Carney on March 21, 2025; Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre on March 4, 2025; NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh on Jan. 22, 2025; Bloc Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet on March 5, 2025; Green Party co-leader Jonathan Pedneault on March 5, 2025, in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick, Adrian Wyld, Justin Tang
The Leaders’ Debate Commission says it has rescinded its invitation to the Green Party to participate in the two federal leaders’ debates.
The decision comes just hours before the French language debate is scheduled to take place in Montreal and one day before the English debate.
Green Party co-leader Jonathan Pedneault is expected to respond to the decision later this morning.
The commission says because the party intentionally reduced its number of candidates running in the federal election, it “no longer meets the intention of the participation criteria.”
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