Party leaders square off in French debate as campaign enters critical final stretch
The leaders of Canada's main federal parties face off tonight for the official French-language leaders' debate of the election campaign.
The debate is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. ET at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que.
You can watch a translated, live stream of the debate at the top of this page when the event begins.
The participants in tonight's debate are Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Green Party Leader Annamie Paul and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet
The leaders will debate the following predetermined topics:
The two-hour, commercial-free debate will also feature the following segments:
The official leaders' debates are organized by The Leaders' Debates Commission, a non-partisan and independent organization.
People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier was not invited to participate because the commission determined that his party did not have the required level of voter support â€" four per cent â€" five days after the date of the election call. Recent polling figures suggest the PPC has since overtaken the Greens in national support.
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