The Greens said that even though the party submitted a large number of potential candidates to the committee responsible for organizing and leading the debate, it deliberately did not run for candidates in some cyclists.
The party has not run for nominees on more than 100 rides, Green Party co-leader Jonathan Pedneault told Canadian Radio Last week, some of them were intentional. He said his party made a “strategic decision” not to run for candidates in horse riding competitions they think conservatives may win.
Pedneault told CBC News on Tuesday that the party attracted 15 candidates for this reason.
One of the criteria that emerged in this week’s leaders’ debate is that a party recognizes 90% of the horse riding candidates. Lowering 15 candidates will still make the Greens at a 90% threshold set by the debate committee above the 90% threshold.
But that left behind 96 rides, and after considering 15 pull candidates, the greens were not represented.
Pedneault told CBC News that some candidates were hinted by voters, while others had difficulty submitting nomination forms to the Canadian election.
The deadline for application in Canada is April 7, but a week ago the parties had to submit candidates to the Federal Debate Committee.
Party spokesman Rod Leggett told CBC News that some nominees had problems with employees in local elections in Canada, called return officials.
“The Canadian election is a world-recognized first-class election management body. But at the local level, the Greens have experienced higher problems than they did in the past,” Legette said in an email.
The Canadian Elections Act requires candidates to collect 100 signatures during a ride for registration. Leggart said green candidates have difficulty verifying nomination signatures because some returned officials do not have updated voter lists.
Green Party co-leader Jonathan Pedneault spoke in Montreal on the 23rd day of the election, explaining why the Green Party and all other political parties should be welcomed in the upcoming federal election debate.
The Canadian election said the Greens have been paying attention to the nomination process and are studying the matter. But a Canadian election spokesman said the list of candidates is now “final” and the suggestion schedule could be a problem.
“It is regrettable that some candidates are unable to comply with the bill’s provisions to become candidates, but we strongly encourage candidates to submit early and work with local return offices,” the spokesperson said in an email.
“The returned officials work with potential candidates to ensure their nomination is completed, but issues found after the nominations provide limited time to correct them.”
Other major political parties are represented in almost all ridings.
The candidates run for 232 out of 343 federal rides, and Pedneault will still be part of this week’s leadership debate.
The leader’s debate committee, whose mission is to organize the French and English debate, defended the decision to invite the Greens before the deadline for invitations to nominate, saying it would take time to organize the debate.
Pedneault told reporters on Monday that he should be included in the debate even if his party has smaller candidates.
“I think it’s a great benefit to put the Greens on the table and have a voice to debate the future of our country,” he said in a press conference.
