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Yahoo
18-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Canada federal election 2025: How to rewatch the federal leaders' debate
Canada's top political heavyweights wrapped up a pivotal debate week during which they went head-to-head in hopes to win over voters with the federal election less than two weeks away. Liberal leader Mark Carney, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre, NDP leader Jagmeet Singh, Bloc Quebecois leader Yves-François Blanchet exchanged ideas on key issues ranging from tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump to the affordability and housing crisis in French on April 16 and in English on April 17 in Montreal. Yahoo News Canada streamed the debates live on our network and has put together an all-you-need-to-know guide on how to rewatch the debates from around the country. The English-language debate, which can be rewatched by hitting the play button above, marked a critical moment in the lead-up to the federal election on April 28 as the race to the finish line tightens among leading parties. The debate featured key moments highlighting affordability, Trump and Trudeau's impact on Canada as well as a fiery roundtable on security. More coverage of the English debate and election in general can be found on the Canada Federal Election 2025 topic page. The French-language delivered seven standout moments which are available on our network as part of the larger coverage around must-know talking points from the event for those who missed it. The English-language debate was 120 minutes in length without commercial interruption, featuring similar formats, with an "emphasis" on open debate and questions asked by a single moderator, according to CBC/Radio-Canada. The debate featured five main editorial themes and each theme included a number of questions within to provide 'an opportunity for substantive discussion on policy issues and party platforms,' according to a press release issued by the Leaders' Debates Commission. The English debate themes were: Affordability and the cost of living Energy and climate Leading in a crisis Public safety and security Tariffs and threats to Canada The French debate themes were: Coût de la vie (Cost of living) Énergie et climat (Energy and climate) Guerre commerciale (Trade war) Identité et souveraineté (Identity and sovereignty) Immigration et affaires étrangères (Immigration and foreign affairs) Patrice Roy, journalist and news anchor of Radio-Canada's Téléjournal avec Patrice Roy and RDI's En direct avec Patrice Roy, moderated the French-language debate on Wednesday. On Thursday, the moderation tasks fell on Steve Paikin, host of TVO's flagship current affairs program The Agenda with Steve Paikin for the English-language debate. The five leaders, each from a different federal party, developed on the themes laid out for the debates on Thursday. While the themes were largely common across both the debates, they were bound to be different. One of the key topics the Wednesday night debate tackled was the ongoing trade war with the U.S. and Canada's sovereignty. On Thursday, leaders pitched how they are best suited to lead in a crisis and their vision for public safety and security. According to the Leaders' Debate Commission, the federal parties must have met two of the following three criteria to qualify: Having at least four per cent national support in opinion polls Having at least one sitting MP who's been elected as a member of that party Running candidates in at least 90 per cent of all ridings The Commission then issued invitations to party leaders that met the participation criteria 27 days before election Day. The decision date is tied to Election Day to take into account the length of the next general election campaign, whether long or short.
CBC
17-04-2025
- Politics
- CBC
Poilievre argues he'll protect Radio-Canada while defunding CBC
During the French-language leaders' debate on Wednesday, Radio-Canada journalist and debate moderator Patrice Roy asked Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre how it is possible for him to both protect Radio-Canada while at the same time defunding CBC. Poilievre says there is a role for the government in funding French news services. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he would protect both Radio-Canada and CBC.
CBC
17-04-2025
- Politics
- CBC
Poilievre pressed if he would impose a pipeline without Indigenous support
During the French-language debate on Wednesday night, moderator Patrice Roy repeatedly asked Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre whether he would impose a pipeline even if Indigenous communities and Quebec opposed the project. In response, Poilievre questioned the idea that a pipeline would receive opposition from the people of Quebec.
CBC
17-04-2025
- Politics
- CBC
Carney says Canada's immigration system isn't working
During the French-language debate on Wednesday, moderator Patrice Roy asks Liberal Leader Mark Carney if immigration in Canada has gone 'off the rails' in the last seven or eight years. Carney says the system isn't working, especially after the pandemic.
Associated Press
24-03-2025
- Politics
- Associated Press
Leaders' Debates Commission announces dates, location for upcoming debates, and leader participation decision date
OTTAWA, ON, March 24, 2025 /CNW/ - The Leaders' Debates Commission today unveils the location and dates of the upcoming leaders' debates as well as the decision date for the invitation of the party leaders. The two debates will be held at the Maison de Radio-Canada in Montréal, Québec on Wednesday, April 16 at 8 p.m. EDT (in French) and Thursday, April 17 at 7 p.m. EDT (in English). The decision to use existing technical facilities and studios was taken jointly by the Commission and the debates producer. It is a fiscally prudent and cost-effective approach that will guarantee high-quality production standards. Inviting the leaders On January 14, 2025, the Commission released its participation criteria for the next leaders' debates. In order to be invited by the Commission to participate in the leaders' debates, a leader of a registered political party must meet two of the following criteria: (i): on the date the general election is called, the party is represented in the House of Commons by a Member of Parliament who was elected as a member of that party. (ii): 28 days before the date of the general election, the party receives a level of national support of at least 4%, determined by voting intention, and as measured by leading national public opinion polling organizations, using the average of those organizations' most recently publicly reported results. (iii): 28 days before the date of the general election, the party has endorsed candidates in at least 90% of federal ridings. The Commission will announce which leaders will be invited to participate in the leaders' debates on April 1, 2025. Mandate The participation criteria align with the Commission's mandate which says that leaders' debates should 'benefit from the participation of the leaders who have the greatest likelihood of becoming Prime Minister or whose political parties have the greatest likelihood of winning seats in Parliament.' They ensure that the leaders invited on the debate stage represent a current picture of the country's political forces at play when the debates take place. Moderators & Format To aim to produce the most informative and effective debates for voters, the Commission established the following moderation and format principles: one moderator and a simple and flexible format that encourages meaningful exchanges between the leaders. As announced last October, Steve Paikin, host of TVO's flagship current affairs program The Agenda with Steve Paikin, will moderate the English debate and Patrice Roy, journalist and news anchor of Radio-Canada's Téléjournal avec Patrice Roy and RDI's En direct avec Patrice Roy, will moderate the French debate. About the Leaders' Debates Commission The Leaders' Debates Commission is an independent and impartial public body mandated is to organize two leaders' debates in each federal general election that are in the public interest, one in each official language, while paying special attention to Canada's Indigenous languages. The Commission is responsible for setting out production, promotion, and distribution requirements for the leaders' debates, while respecting journalistic independence for the content of the debates as well as setting participation criteria for the debates.
