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The six party leaders faced off in the official Leaders’ Debates Commission’s English debate.
The debate focused on five major topics: affordability and economic insecurity; national and global leadership; Indigenous issues; polarization, human rights and immigration; and finally, the environment and energy.
The two-hour debate pitted Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May and People’s Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier against each other.
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The debate was moderated by the Canadian Debate Production Partnership, which included Global National’s Dawna Friesen.
Below: A real-time tally of the total usage of the official #CanadaDebates2019 hashtag
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