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Then it’s settled. There will be five televised leaders’ debates in the coming election campaign. Or there will be two. Unless there are three. The Green Party will be included. Or it won’t. As for the Bloc Quebecois, as a spokesman told the Huffington Post, “the Bloc Québécois must participate in the debate. For us, that is not debatable.”

One thing for certain: it will all be decided by “the consortium.” How many debates does Justin Trudeau think there should be? According to the Toronto Star, the Liberal leader “is open to whatever proposals are pitched by the consortium.” Who should be in? “I look forward to having discussions about that with the consortium.” What about Tom Mulcair? What does the leader of the Offical Opposition think about all this? “That is something that is completely left up to the consortium, and I will follow whatever they decide.”

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Excuse us for asking, but is this any way to run a democracy?