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Debate tailgate party

  • October 1, 2008 12:50 PM
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The first of two leaders' debates — tonight's being in French — is still hours away, but party workers aren't waiting before setting the stage outside the National Arts Centre in Ottawa for the political equivalent of a tailgate party.

Political Bytes

Tim Duboyce

The scene at the noon hour outside the NAC: Clusters of Liberal and NDP workers (at 11:55 a.m. no Conservatives, Greens, or Bloc enthusiasts to be seen) staking out their sidewalk turf around the entrance where the five leaders will be shuttled past, on their way into the stage for the televised face-off.

Two young men in green caps and t-shirts (in homage to the Liberal Party's Green Shift) are ahead of everyone, with signs for several local candidates already lining the sidewalk, and hanging over the entrance of the NAC.

One, who was thoughtfully considering where to place his last red and white sign, was instructed by another, "Don't worry, there are more on the way!"

— Tim Duboyce