by a Member of Parliament who was elected as a member of that party;

: the party is represented in the House of Commons by a Member of Parliament who was elected as a member of that party; Criterion (ii) : the Commissioner considers that the party intends to endorse candidates in at least 90% of electoral districts in the general election in question;

: the Commissioner considers that the party intends to endorse candidates in at least 90% of electoral districts in the general election in question; Criterion (iii) : the party’s candidates for the most recent general election received at that election at least 4% of the number of valid votes cast; or, based on the recent political context, public opinion polls and previous general election results, theCommissioner considers that candidates endorsed by the party have a legitimate chance to be elected in the general election in question.

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To participate in the debates, the PPC must satisfy two of these criteria.

The letter to the PPC on August 12, 2019, stated that:

With respect to criterion (i), even though you are a sitting Member of Parliament, your party was not in existence during the last federal election. This precludes the People’s Party of Canada from qualifying under this first participation criteria. Similarly, the People’s Party of Canada does not qualify under criterion (iii)(a). Your party must therefore demonstrate to the Commission that it satisfies the two remaining criteria.

With respect to criterion (ii), based on your nomination process and the number of candidates you have designated, I conclude that