Canada

The debate ends with a back-and-forth between Scheer and May over policy towards Israel.

On Monday, Oct. 7, six federal party leaders faced off in an English-language debate in front of a non-partisan live audience at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., overlooking Parliament Hill.

When the federal party leaders face off in October for the official English and French election debates, they will be answering questions from a panel of journalists — and from some of you.

Green Party Leader Elizabeth May has called for other party leaders to boycott an upcoming French-language debate that has excluded her.

It is for this crucial democratic prerequisite that Maclean’s and Citytv are co-hosting the first debate in the election cycle, just as we did in 2015.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is committing to taking part in two federal election debates and is willing to do a third — but will be a no-show for both the Munk and Maclean's/Citytv debates, despite efforts to convince the Liberal leader to take part.

Manitoba Progressive Conservative Leader Brian Pallister was being accused of hiding from his opponents after plans for one leaders debate fell through and another seemed uncertain.

Maxime Bernier argued that not inviting him to take part in the official election debates means excluding the only political party leader who has anything different to say.

The details of the debate are still to come, of course. “In the fall, we will have more to say about the debate format after we have conducted meetings with the political parties,” CDPP representative Jennifer McGuire said.

The Munk Debates, which organizes several events on different issues each year, announced Thursday its plans for a federal election debate involving the leaders of the Liberals, the Conservatives, the NDP and the Green Party.

A new partnership of news organizations will produce two federal election debates in the second week of October that will be free to broadcast, according to the Leaders' Debates Commission.

Liberals to set up independent commissioner to organize leaders' debates