Federal leaders’ debate highlights

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Published 2019-10-07

The six main federal party leaders battled it out in the English-language debate, looking to distinguish themselves from the pack in the final two weeks of the campaign. They debated five topics, including: affordability and economic insecurity, environment and energy, Indigenous issues, leadership in Canada and on the world stage and polarization around human rights and immigration.
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All Comments (21)

@CBCNews 4 years ago

We fact-checked some of the claims made in the debate. Check it out here: www.cbc.ca/1.5312639 ^mt
@Gaspe19 4 years ago

They should give them more time and use a spray bottle on anyone who talks out of turn
@courtneypearce7840 4 years ago

Scheer: * is asked a question * Scheer: * talks about Trudeau *
@tarikb6487 4 years ago

I literally never heard of what Andrew sheer wants to do with Canada. All I’ve heard is him talking trash to Trudeau.
@vertibelle 4 years ago

If you're going to put their statements on a timer, stop letting the other candidates interrupt. Good lord
@elmarco777 4 years ago

The debate format was horrible, important question that will effect all Canadians you have 45 seconds, go.
@fredpizza9798 4 years ago

When they all went “Anidjrhyhbekwoihhdbdjfufbdjej” at the same time, I felt that...
@maverickmegastar 4 years ago

After seeing all the American debates this just seems so gentleman’ish.
@angadchahal5877 4 years ago

Damn the Bloc Québécois leader just roasted everyone
@craftycrafter1960 4 years ago

Terrible interrupting and shouting match, zero debating 😳
@holden6104 4 years ago

My daughter just entered junior kindergarten. She's already learned that one person speaks at a time, and that you politely wait until he or she is finished before responding.
@floydthebarber6249 4 years ago

They should just turn off the mic's when they speak out of turn, duh.
@kaleidojess 4 years ago

They should not be able to talk over each other like that, I’m sorry.
@flannelfishing2951 4 years ago

Serious topics take more than 45 seconds to defend and explain.
@firstname_lastname 4 years ago

Wow, these comments are surprisingly okay. Everyone’s just talking about how the debate was horrible
@MJ98. 4 years ago

This is the most American thing in Canada 🤨
@superduper9981 4 years ago

For a Canadian argument there were very few apologies in there.
@kevinboi-h7v 4 years ago

Everyone’s just talking over each other, in some cases that even seemed intentional.. ridiculous
@sachas6787 4 years ago

-"You're a bad person!" -"No! You are the bad one!" -"No! it's you because what you did is bad! So you are the bad one" -"Okay but you also did that and its bad!" -"No....You're are the bad person!
@quiz9317 4 years ago

This sounds like a bunch of highschoolers in a school cafeteria arguing definately need a better debate format than this smh