Green Party booted from leaders' debates due to lack of candidates

OTTAWA — The committee overseeing the federal leaders’ debates has disinvited the Green party from the proceedings in a surprise last-minute ruling. The Leaders’ Debates Commission said in a Thursday morning press release explaining the decision that the Greens aren’t running enough candidates to be a factor in the election. “The Commission’s mandate is to design debates that are ‘effective, informative, and compelling and benefit from the participation