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In Ontario Election Debate, Leaders Focus on Housing and Transportation in the North

Ontario’s party leaders faced off for the first time in a debate in North Bay, Ontario, on May 10. The debate focused on issues in Northern Ontario, with each leader presenting how their respective plans would benefit one of the regions whose economy had been hit particularly hard during the COVID-19 pandemic. In his opening statement,…


Five Conservative Leadership Hopefuls Square Off in Debate Tonight in Ottawa

Five out of the six candidates vying for Tory leadership will appear on stage tonight for a debate before a room of conservative faithful. It’s not an official leadership debate, but is being hosted by the Canada Strong and Free Network as part of an annual conference taking place in Ottawa. The organization promotes conservative…


Pennsylvania’s Leading GOP Gubernatorial Candidates Meet in Statewide Debate

The top four polling Republican candidates for Pennsylvania governor met on April 27 in the Harrisburg studio of WHTM TV for a debate broadcast statewide. Nextstar Media Group, which sponsored the debate, only invited candidates who received at least five percent in either of the past two Nexstar or Emerson College polls. Participants were Lou…


Pennsylvania US Senate Hopefuls Debate in Parallel Primary Races

Pennsylvania voters got a double shot of politics Monday night with two debates televised statewide, featuring the state’s U.S. Senate hopefuls. One debate featured Democrat candidates and the other Republicans. They are vying for the Senate seat being left open by exiting Republican Sen. Pat Toomey. The race has generated national interest as Democrats hope…


EU Starts Debate on Budget Rules Amid High Debt, Investment Needs

BRUSSELS—The European Commission opened a debate on Tuesday on how to reform the European Union’s fiscal rules to deal with a pandemic-induced surge in public debt. “We are relaunching this review of our economic governance against a backdrop of enormous investment needs,” European Economic Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni said. “At the same time, the powerful fiscal…


Trudeau on the Defensive, O’Toole Remains Composed in Final Leaders’ Debate

Commentary The English-language debate was by far the most spirited of the three leaders’ debates in this election. It was clear that participants felt compelled to try to score points in this final debate. Traditionally the undecided segment of voters begin to make their selection once the debates are done. Every leader wants to appear…


Trudeau, O’Toole Surprisingly Restrained in French-Language Leaders’ Debate

Commentary With polls indicating such a close race in the federal election, Erin O’Toole and Justin Trudeau both were surprisingly restrained in the second of the French-language election debates. Neither leader dropped any new policy stances and they stuck pretty closely to their talking points. They were more concerned with staying safe than with trying…


Election Panel: Toward the Home Stretch

With less than two weeks left in the election campaign, our panel of commentators share their thoughts on how the campaign is going for the various parties just ahead of the leaders’ debates, with the French debate taking place on Sept. 8 and the English debate on Sept. 9. The text of the interviews has…


In First Election Debate, No Knockout Blows or Damaging Gaffes

Commentary Election debates can make or break a campaign. An election debate provides voters with their first chance in a campaign to see party leaders directly facing off against each other on issues. While a debate alone rarely moves the electoral needle much, there are cases where a knock-out punch is scored against a rival….


Restriction-Free Commons Debate Reveals New UK Political Divide: Masks

A full-capacity House of Commons met without the yoke of pandemic restrictions for the first time in 18 months, revealing a stark new UK political divide: masks. To see which MPs would be wearing masks (still recommended by government guidelines for crowded indoor spaces) political pundits had been expecting to wait until the return of Parliament…