Let’s take a look at the implications of the Conservative Party’s recent decision to bypass the “consortium approach” to televised election debates during this fall’s federal election campaign. The consortium, which has run the debates, is a joint venture of CBC, Radio Canada, CTV and Global/Shaw. The consortium, in consultation with the participants, has set the rules of the debates in elections past. The Conservatives have suggested this time as many as five debates and they have accepted offers from Maclean’s magazine (a Rogers company) and TVA, the independent French-language TV network. Most recently, both the New Democratic Party and … Continue reading Yes, Let’s Open Up the Federal Debates … To Everyone