Media Beat: October 07, 2019

By David Farrell

Election 2019: How to watch the official federal leaders' debates

Leaders of the six major federal parties are preparing to face off in two official debates this week ahead of the Oct. 21 election.

The official English-language debate is set to take place this evening, October 7, from 7 pm to 9 pm ET., and the official French-language debate is scheduled for October 10, from 8 pm to 10 pm ET.

Both debates will be held at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Quebec in front of a non-partisan audience.

The 2019 official debates are produced by the Canadian Debate Production Partnership, which includes:

• CBC News

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• Radio-Canada

• Global News

• CTV News

• Toronto Star and Torstar chain

• HuffPost Canada and HuffPost Québec

• La Presse

• Le Devoir

• L’Actualité

Radio: Listen live on CBC Radio One or the Global News Radio Network

The debates will also be simultaneously translated and available in the following languages and video formats.

• Described video

• LSQ (Quebec sign language)

• ASL (American sign language)

• Ojibwe

• Plains Cree

• Inuktitut

• Cantonese

• Mandarin

• Italian

• Punjabi

• Arabic

Who

The party leaders invited to the debates have all confirmed their participation:

• Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau

• Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer

• NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh

• Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet

• Green Party Leader Elizabeth May

• People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier

About the Leaders’ Debates Commission

The core of the Leaders’ Debates Commission mandate is twofold.  First, organize two leaders’ debates for the 2019 Federal General Election—one in each official language.  Second, prepare a report to Parliament, following the 2019 debates, outlining findings, lessons learned, and recommendations for the future of the Leaders’ Debates Commission.

Website: www.debates-debats.ca
Twitter: @debates_can / @debats_can
Instagram: @debatesdebats_can
Facebook: Leaders’ Debates Commission Canada / Commission des débats des chefs