The decision to exclude Green Party leader Elizabeth May from the televised leaders' debates must not stand.
This isn't just about Elizabeth and the Green Party any more. This is an all-out assault on one of the pillars of our democracy -- the people's right to know.
Therefore, we are instituting legal action to find out, once and for all, whether Canada is the kind of country where a group of television executives meeting in private can agree to let Stephen Harper and his old ally Jack Layton decide which political views are allowed on the public air waves – our air waves.
We already know that millions of Canadians share our deep sense of outrage at this undemocratic, unfair and, yes, un-Canadian decision and we are going to court to make sure that their voices are heard.
Don't let the Old Boys' Club tell you what you are allowed to see, what you are allowed to think. Help us to fight this abomination and stand up for fairness and democracy.
Contribute to our Democracy Defenders Fund. Send $10, $20 or whatever you can afford and we'll spend the money on the legal bills we will incur to mount our court challenge.
It's a small price to pay for democracy.
The Green Party of Canada Team
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