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Canadian leaders' debates are leaders' debates televised during federal elections in Canada, made up of two debates, one in French and one in English, usually held on back-to-back nights.
- The Role of Leaders’ Debates
- Leaders’ Debate Commission
- Public Feedback on The Creation of The Leaders’ Debate Commission
Leaders’ debates play an essential role in Canada’s federal elections. These debates engage Canadians in the electoral campaign. They help inform your vote by providing you with a forum to compare prospective prime ministers, while giving you more information on different political parties and their policy platforms.
Until the 2015 federal election, leaders’ debates were organized by a group of Canada’s five major television networks. In 2018, a Leaders’ Debate Commission was created to organize leaders’ debates for the 2019 election. The Commission has thus far organized leaders' debates for the 2019 and 2021 federal general elections.
As part of the creation of the Commission, the Government of Canada sought feedback through: 1. an online consultation open to all Canadians 2. a series of roundtable discussions led by the then-Minister of Democratic Institutions, with participation from the media, academia and public interest groups 3. a study by the House of Commons’ Standing Co...
The Leaders' Debates Commission is an independent and impartial public body mandated to organize leaders' debates in Canada's federal general elections. The Commission is committed to best serving the public interest and making leaders' debates more predictable, reliable, and stable.
Sep 8, 2021 · Home. 2021 Debates. 44th General Election Leaders' Debates. Dates: September 8, 2021 at 8 p.m. EDT (French) and September 9, 2021 at 9 p.m. EDT (English) Location: Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Québec. Here's how you can watch and listen to the two leaders' debates in the 2021 election campaign. How to watch and listen. French debate.
Canadian federal party leaders traded barbs over leadership, climate change and indigenous reconciliation in their final debate pitch to voters. The English-language TV debate is usually the...
Jun 10, 2022 · And at their best, debates can reflect our core values such as fairness, civility and pluralism. Debates are more than campaign events or journalistic exercises. The 2021 Canadian Election Study (CES) showed that the 2021 leaders' debates increased trust in government, the media and political parties.
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Oct 16, 2024 · As in 2019 and 2021, the Leaders’ Debates Commission is again preparing to organize two debates in the upcoming federal election campaign – one in English and one in French.
