Canada

Facebook and Twitter say Ottawa should consider incorporating digital platforms in leaders’ debates, reigniting broader questions about social media’s function in the democratic process.

The Trudeau government intends to create an independent body to organize leaders’ debates during federal elections — and hopes to have it in place in time for the 2019 campaign.

As the race to lead Saskatchewan New Democrats enters its final months, the two men campaigning for the position found themselves sharing common ground at a leadership debate in Moose Jaw on Saturday.

There is broad consensus among those in the political and media bubbles that the system governing federal leaders’ debates needs a face lift — but the debate about debates isn’t producing as much of a consensus about how that reboot should play out.

Three hopefuls for leadership of the Saskatchewan Party are alleging one of their fellow candidates might have been given questions before a Nov. 30 debate in Weyburn, Sask.

If the Canadian government is going to create an institution to organize federal leaders’ debates, it is “critical” to keep the new structure “light and agile,” the head of the U.S. commission on election debates told MPs today.

The House of Commons Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs is studying the issue of televised leaders’ debates during federal elections.

MPs studying the creation of an independent commission to oversee leaders debates during federal elections were quick to arrive at the most fraught question they could dare attempt to answer: Who should be eligible to appear on the biggest stage of an election campaign

A House of Commons committee will begin to study the creation of an independent commission or commissioner to oversee leaders debates during federal election campaigns.

Main three candidates in by-election face-off in CBC radio debate

The three leaders of Nova Scotia's major political parties will lock horns Thursday, May 18, in the only leaders debate of the 2017 Nova Scotia election campaign.