Leaders Debates
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Critics call for overhaul or end to debates commission after controversial English debateJustin Trudeau's Liberal government created the debates commission after winning the 2015 election.PoliticsSep 10, 2021
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Debates shine spotlight on party leaders’ strengths and weaknessesDaniel Tisch has a quick plot synopsis and a look at what’s at stake in the debates on Wednesday and Thursday.PoliticsSep 8, 2021
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Bill Kelly: The federal leaders’ debates need a rebootThis past election underscores the need to revamp the leaders' debates process, says Bill Kelly.CommentaryNov 13, 2019
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People’s Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier ‘thrilled’ to be included in leaders’ debatesNDP Leader Jagmeet Singh wrote a letter of complaint objecting to Bernier's invitation to participate in the debates.PoliticsSep 17, 2019
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Leaders debate to put weak economy on front-burner this weekQuestions about who is best to manage Canada's economy are set to come to the forefront of the federal election campaign Thursday.CanadaSep 14, 2015
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Majority of Canadians say traditional debates should go ahead, even without Harper: pollA majority of Canadians say they believe leaders’ debates are important to the democratic process, and that traditional debates should go ahead with or without the prime minister.CanadaJun 3, 2015
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‘Free-for-all’ debates could deprive Canadian voters: U.S. debate officialAbandoning the traditional format for campaign debates could open the door to a system in which Canadians won’t have the chance to see all potential prime ministers face off against each other.CanadaMay 17, 2015
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Election debates must be “equitable,” but anyone can host them, says CRTCThe country's broadcast regulator says it's not going to stand in the way of changes to the way federal election debates are conducted, so long as all the major parties get equitable news coverage.CanadaMay 15, 2015
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Conservative campaign spokesman calls media consortium ‘entitled’“The sense of entitlement on the part of the consortium that they should determine what those debates are to the exclusion of everyone else in the media realm and other organizations, strikes me as self-serving."CanadaMay 12, 2015
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