Daily Poll: Will you be watching tonight's Election 2019 leaders debate?
Credit to Author: Stephanie Ip| Date: Mon, 07 Oct 2019 14:50:05 +0000
On Monday evening, voters will hear from all six federal party leaders, in the first of a two-night debate.
Monday’s two-hour debate takes place in Gatineau, Que. in front of a live audience and will be conducted in English, while the debate’s second part on Thursday will be in French.
Those attending include: Prime Minister and Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and People’s Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier
The debate will be moderated by five journalists including: Rosemary Barton, CBC News; Susan Delacourt, Toronto Star; Dawna Friesen, Global News; Lisa LaFlamme, CTV News; and Althia Raj, Huffington Post Canada.
The debate will be televised on all major networks, broadcast on radio, and livestreamed online via Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. Live viewing parties will also be hosted around the country. In Vancouver, Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas will host a viewing party for the debate beginning at 4 p.m. local time.