Chris Selley: Abolish the Leaders' Debates Commission, salt the earth

Chris Selley: Abolish the Leaders' Debates Commission, salt the earth

We all know that "the French-language debate" is usually just "the Quebec debate."

If the Canadian has secured his place in the playoffs, the leaders will have to rely on the next debate if they want to change the outcome of the election campaign.

The Leaders’ Debates Feel like Watching Bad Theatre

W e’re over halfway through the election campaign, and you may have spent part of the past few days reading about the Liberals circulating fake campaign buttons—a depressing, if not uncommon, story of dirty campaigning. If you’re extra lucky, maybe you’ve read about the upcoming leaders’ debates. The debates promise to be little more than the usual—a series of press conferences clipped for social media masquerading as an exchange of different vi…

The odd place of leaders’ debates in Canadian election campaigns

It is helpful to remind Canadians how relatively inconsequential our own federal leaders’ debates have been since their inception in 1968.

Leaders’ Debates Commission announces details on the leaders’ debates – Wawa-news.com

The Leaders’ Debates Commission today announces details on where to watch the upcoming leaders’ debates, as well as the languages in which the debates will be available. The two leaders’ debates, in French on April 16 at 8 p.m. EDT and in English on April 17 at 7 p.m. EDT, will be widely distributed on ...