Green Party dropped from leaders' debates for not running enough candidates

Why is the Bloc included but not the Greens?

We have seen a few questions about the Bloc's participation, especially with the Greens not having been invited.

Observers note loss of 'green conscience' on debate stage

The issue of climate change will be further marginalized this election cycle without the Green Party’s presence at the leadership debates, some political scientists say.

Green Party calls exclusion from debates 'baseless and undemocratic'

Canada's Green Party is accusing the producers of this week's leader's debates of deliberately silencing them.

Green Party of Canada no longer invited to participate in federal leaders' debates

With the federal election just two weeks away and the leaders' debates taking place this week, the Leaders’ Debates Commission has rescinded the Green Party of Canada’s invitation to participate at the last minute.

Green Party disinvited from federal leaders’ debates. Commission says inclusion would ‘undermine’ public interest

“The commission concludes that the inclusion of the leader of the Green Party of Canada in these circumstances would undermine the integrity of the debates and the interests of the voting public.”