Canada

How to watch the Leaders' Debate in Halifax

The debates will be moderated by members from nine different media outlets that make up the Canadian Debate Production Partnership.

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Oct 05, 2019

Canada

Kielburger: Debates are rare time to see leaders pressed and unscripted

The debate becomes very important — being able to hear these leaders unscripted, pressed by moderators, pressed by one another, to respond to important questions of the day, when so much else that we hear from them comes in a more scripted form. We see their character, their temperament in how they

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Oct 04, 2019

Canada

The London Free Press

'Everybody's got a camera phone': Navigating the digital minefield of modern-day campaign debates

Organizers say the events are important as voters get a chance to see their candidates up close. But some political watchers suggest the debates, mostly in the federal arena, only matter in tight races. Also, that the local candidate is almost a non-factor, as many voters make their decisions based

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Oct 03, 2019

Canada

5 Standout Moments From The 1st French Leaders’ Debate

Four federal party leaders faced off Wednesday in the first 2019 election debate to include Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau. The debate on TVA — the largest private television station in Quebec — featured Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and Bloc Québécois Yves-François

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Oct 03, 2019

Canada

Tonight's TVA debate could shake up the electoral map in Quebec

So this debate could be the event that finally breaks the deadlock in the polls. Even if its English-speaking audience is limited to Ottawa reporters in the parliamentary press gallery, what happens in this debate still could have an impact on what happens in the rest of the country.

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Oct 02, 2019

Canada

Election debate moderator had dinner with Trudeau’s disgraced top advisor week before debate

Huffington Post Canada’s Ottawa bureau chief and upcoming election debate moderator Althia Raj dined with Justin Trudeau’s best friend and disgraced former principal secretary Gerald Butts Sunday evening, a week before the official leaders’ English debate.

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Oct 01, 2019

Canada

Come to The Tyee’s Debate-a-Palooza!

Our special guest speakers will be giving a post-debate rundown and sharing their takes on what came tumbling out of the party leaders’ mouths and what it means for the upcoming election.

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Sep 30, 2019

Canada

Leaders' Debates to be livestreamed at locations across the country, including 24 movie theatres, bookstores and libraries

"The scope and reach by which the debates will be available to all of Canada is unprecedented in our political history," says Commissioner David Johnston. "It's our hope that all Canadians will come together in this shared experience. Too often, we focus on the things that separate us," he adds.

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Sep 27, 2019

Canada

Should Maxime Bernier participate in federal election debates?

The People’s Party of Canada (PPC) leader Maxime Bernier, who did not qualify last month, now meets the criteria to participate, according to the debates commissioner.

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Sep 26, 2019

Canada

Munk Debates axe foreign-policy election event since Trudeau won’t attend

Organizers of a foreign-policy election debate that was scheduled for next Tuesday have cancelled the event because Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau won’t participate.

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Sep 24, 2019

Canada

Party leaders questioned on whether Maxime Bernier should be invited to debates

The four main party leaders were questioned Monday on whether they would support calls for Maxime Bernier to be removed from the televised federal election debates.

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Sep 23, 2019

Canada

Behind the PPC’s ‘legitimate chance’ at winning two seats

The commission, you’ll recall, initially denied Bernier, the Peoples Party of Canada leader, a debate invitation. Yet it tempered that rebuff by offering the PPC the chance to submit several ridings where it believed it had a “legitimate chance” of winning. If the fledgling far-right party could

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Sep 20, 2019

Canada

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