GREEN PARTY AGREES TO APOLOGIZE FOR MISLEADING POLL

The federal Green party must publish a public apology on its website and in a national news release after Canada’s elections watchdog found that it distributed a misleading poll in Victoria during the election last October. The Commissioner of Canada Elections said the compliance agreement was the result of a flyer that was distributed in the riding of Victoria just before voting day, designed to sug- gest the local Green candidate was in a virtual tie with the NDP. The 2,500 flyers said the two candidates were deadlocked in the latest poll, when in fact the internal Green party poll was a week old and — as shown by five subsequent Green party polls — the New Democrat lead was increasing. The NDP took the seat. Pictured, Green party Leader Elizabeth May.