Elizabeth May, again excluded, tweets her way into Munk debate conversation
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Green Party leader turns to social media to hammer Conservatives on foreign policy record
The Canadian Press Posted: Sep 29, 2015 12:02 AM ET Last Updated: Sep 29, 2015 12:02 AM ET
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May again took to Twitter on Monday to communicate her party's foreign policy positions after being excluded from the Munk debate. (Andrew Vaughan/Canadian Press)
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, excluded from Monday's foreign policy debate, turned to social media to hammer the Conservative government on its record, including its decision to pass controversial security legislation.
May used Twitter to reiterate her opposition to the bill as testy exchanges unfolded on stage at the Munk Debate in Toronto.
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"We've heard it again tonight that the price of protecting our freedom is Bill C-51," May said in the online message.
"That the anti-terrorism act is somehow going to keep us safe and that those of us that are against it, are merely concerned about civil liberties and soft on terrorism, that's not true."
May said Bill C-51 makes Canada "both less free and less secure."
"We need to repeal Bill C-51," May said.
The legislation, which has caused friction between the NDP and the Liberals during the course of the election, became a topic of debate on Monday.
"The NDP took a very strong, principled, stand against Bill C-51. We looked at it, we knew it was wrong," Mulcair said, taking aim at Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau.
The Grits, who supported the bill in Parliament, have promised to amend Bill C-51 if they form government.
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