While the Green Party of Canada fights "justice denied", they shouldn't fight too hard.
The recent court decision to deny leader Elizabeth May a spot at the debate table could be turned into the best thing for the party.
It seems many Canadians are fed up with politics as its being conducted in Ottawa. Why does Elizabeth May want to be at that table of discontent?
"Just like the rest," they would say. She sounded a lot like the rest of the leaders when she got a chance to join the debate before the last election. A lot of yelling is what I remember.
What Elizabeth May needs to do is distance herself from business as usual politics. Use the evening of the debate to do something creative like a town hall critique of all of the other party leaders. Use a live internet feed and promote it heavily. The mainstream media would do that if the Green Party approached it right.
The courts did Elizabeth May a favour. The Green Party needs an elected MP. They won't get that by joining a crowd that many Canadians seem ready to reject with an all-time low voter turnout.
The Greens should also use the debate denial to appeal to the youth constituency, where their momentum seems to have stalled. May finished a close second in a London, Ontario bye election in a riding heavily populated by students.
W.C. Fields said he'd never join any club that would have him as a member. A solid philosophy for Elizabeth May and the Green Party right now.
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