{"id":17318,"date":"2025-04-18T14:00:34","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T18:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenparty.ca\/?post_type=article&#038;p=17318"},"modified":"2025-04-18T14:00:34","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T18:00:34","slug":"green-party-confirms-its-official-status-as-a-national-federal-political-party","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.greenparty.ca\/en\/news\/green-party-confirms-its-official-status-as-a-national-federal-political-party","title":{"rendered":"Green Party Confirms Its Official Status as a National Federal Political Party"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"\">OTTAWA &#8211; Due to the Leaders\u2019 Debates Commission&#8217;s mishandling of communications around its decision to exclude the Green Party from the leaders\u2019 debates, public confusion has escalated to levels of disinformation that pose a serious threat to fair voting. Elections Canada will confirm this to any journalist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The Green Party is running candidates in all 10 provinces, as well as in the Yukon and Northwest Territories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">We repeat our demand that Michel Cormier, Executive Director of the Leaders\u2019 Debates Commission, resign and issue a formal apology to Canadians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>#####<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>For more information or to arrange an interview :&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Fabrice Lachance Nov\u00e9<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Press secretary<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>514-463-0021<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong><a href=\"mailto:media@greenparty.ca\">media@greenparty.ca<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Rod Leggett<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Senior Advisor, Strategic Communications<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>613-203-1524<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong><a href=\"mailto:media@greenparty.ca\">media@greenparty.ca<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OTTAWA &#8211; 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