There is not a single VALID reason why Elizabeth May should not be in the next Leaders' debates - and yet Jack Layton refuses to lend his support, driving ever more of his disenchanted supporters to the Greens.

But in all fairness to Mr.Layton, can you blame him ? Elizabeth May could prove to be the final nail in the coffin for a party who's demise looms ever larger with the Great Green wave of support now washing over Canada.

When you have both the Greatest Living Canadian and His Holiness the Dalai Lama breaking decades of political silence to come out publicly with enthusiastic support for the Green Party, you know you have momentum. And in politics, nothing succeeds like success.