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OTTAWA — The Green Party has hired a lawyer to pressure the TV networks to include leader Elizabeth May in debates during the coming election campaign.
The move comes as the Conservatives argue Ms. May should be kept off the podium, likening her to a female version of Liberal Leader Stephane Dion.
Since early last year, the Greens have been lobbying the consortium of television networks that controls who gets into the leaders debates.
A party spokeswoman says now that former Liberal MP Blair Wilson has moved to the Greens, the party has a right to be part of the debates.
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Ms. May is expected to hold a news conference Wednesday in Toronto to announce the name of the lawyer who will represent the party in negotiations with the consortium.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is expected to call a general election later this week for Oct. 14.
