Green Party presses for spot in televised debate
Last Updated: Tuesday, May 25, 2004 | 12:26 PM ET
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Jim Harris said with his party's plan to run a full slate of candidates and strong polling numbers so far, Canadians have a right to hear his party's platform.
"Since 1993, it's customary to have five leaders in the debate, whether they represent political parties with official status or not," Harris said.
"Our participation in the debate is already supported across the political spectrum, from former NDP leader Ed Broadbent to Senator Mira Spivak to Liberal MP Dennis Mills," he said.
Green Party of Canada Leader Jim Harris outlines his party's 2004 election platform, May 20, 2004 (CP PHOTO)
Based on a number of polls over the past six months, he said more than 640,000 Canadians are ready to vote for his party and elect Green Party MPs.
Harris said his party is "coming of age" and Canadians need to know that "our values embrace the priorities of all Canadians."
Harris has said the Green Party is "fiscally conservative, socially progressive, and committed to ecological sustainability." He has said his party would oppose Canada taking part in a missile defence system.
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