Ha! The old boys gave in!
The Green Party's leader, Elizabeth May, was excluded by from the national English and French television debates for the second election in a row. The last time around she was told that it was because her party wasn't running candidates in every riding. This year, they told her it was because she didn't have a MP in Parliament (which she got a week ago).
Here's the lesson kids - if you're going to lie, make sure you tell the same lie twice.
A national backlash was swift in coming, lead by Ms. May's charge of being excluded because she was a woman. Not a long stretch, considering that a number of the other party leaders resorted to pulling her pigtails, stealing her lunch and saying, "Well if she's going to be there, I'm not going!" After Green supporters started dogging Smilin' Jack Layton at his campaign rally, he had no choice but to back off, leaving Stephen "the Cowboy" Harper no choice but to capitulate as well.
Finally! We've managed to figure out how to make MPs listen to Canadians!
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