The Leader of the NL Alliance says he is disappointed to be left out of a leaders debate on CBC this evening.
The live debate at 7:00 p.m. will feature Premier Dwight Ball, PC Leader Ches Crosbie and NDP Leader Alison Coffin, but no Graydon Pelley of the newly-formed NL Alliance.
Pelley says they received a letter from a producer of the debate yesterday and the first reason for not including the NL Alliance was history. He says if we’re going to do the same things we’ve always done, nothing will change in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Pelley says they are a party certified and recognized by Elections NL, and that it’s a mistake leaving them out.
Pelley says it doesn’t speak well to democracy. He says that means 80 or 90 thousand people won’t get the leader of their group to speak to media.