Letter to the General Manager & Editor in Chief of CBC News Re 2011 Leaders debates

Apr 4, 2011

Ms. Jennifer McGuire
General Manager & Editor in Chief
CBC News
Box 500, Station A
Toronto, ON
M5W 1E6

Dear Ms. McGuire:

In view of the comments of CBC's Ombudsman, Friends of Canadian Broadcasting urges you to reconsider your decision to exclude the Green Party from the 2011 Leaders debates.

Yours sincerely,

Ian Morrison
Spokesperson
Friends of Canadian Broadcasting

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