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The leaders of the Bloc Quebecois and the NDP want the leaders' debates commission to postpone the French-language debate due to the Montreal Canadiens playing for a playoff spot.

In the French language election debate Wednesday night, the four main federal party leaders were asked to lay out policy priorities that have nothing with the United States.

Quebec is a seat-rich province with 78 federal ridings, and recent polls suggest the Liberals have reversed a lead previously held by the Bloc.

While the Green Party was originally invited to take part in the federal leaders' debates, the party was disqualified for not meeting the criteria on Wednesday morning.

As the federal party leaders prepare to face off in debates in Montreal this week, experts say they're likely working on positive body language and polishing their French skills.

The independent Leaders' Debates Commission said Tuesday five parties each met two of three criteria to participate in the debates on April 16 in French and April 17 in English.

The Leaders' Debates Commission said it will announce which party leaders qualify for the two debates — one in English, one in French — on April 1.

Poilievre told a press conference in Ottawa on Sunday that if his party forms government, he'll ban what he calls "shadow lobbying."

The leaders of Canada's four main political parties are squaring off for a second and final leaders' debate Thursday night in Montreal, after an initial French-language faceoff.

Three of those leaders tried to connect Liberal Leader Mark Carney to former prime minister Justin Trudeau, while Carney tried to distance himself from his predecessor's legacy.

The Quebecor-owned television network says it needs cash to offset the costs of producing the Face-à-Face debate, which is divided into segments pitting one leader against another.

Federal party leaders spent their first full day on the election campaign trail talking about taxes, transfers, tariffs and the trades.

The new Ipsos poll for Global News shows support for the Liberals has dropped to 42 per cent, the first time since the election began that the party has lost ground.

Liberal candidate Nathalie Provost says she wants to see Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre call out 'shameful' comments by dropped Conservative candidate Simon Payette.

The Conservatives have — so far — failed to make the Canadian election about energy. And that’s been to the benefit of the Liberals. 

Liberal Leader Mark Carney and the NDP's Jagmeet Singh expressed support Friday for federal spending to ensure a strong national public broadcaster, a notion Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre dismissed as something Canada simply can't afford. 

Carney currently leads in endorsements, polling and fundraising, and he's the subject of frequent attacks from Poilievre — but that doesn't mean he's got the leadership sewn up.

He wasn't on the stage but U.S. President Donald Trump's shadow towered over the Liberal leadership race during Monday night's French-language debate.

Four contenders will try to make the case for why they should be the next prime minister during two debates in Montreal: the first in French, the second in English.

The candidates in the race to be the next leader of the Liberal Party of Canada will square off tonight in the first of two live debates.