Mr. Stéphane Perrault at the Procedure and House Affairs Committee

On November 30th, 2017. See this statement in context.

November 30th, 2017 / 12:30 p.m.

Acting Chief Electoral Officer, Elections Canada

I think your question shows why that cannot be the role of the Chief Electoral Officer. It is not up to the Chief Electoral Officer to exclude participants from a debate in the middle of the election campaign.

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