Canada election: Highlights from the English-language leaders' debate
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Published 2021-09-09
The debate started off with a heated exchange between Paul and Trudeau over his claims of being a feminist as he defended his government's handling of the military sexual misconduct crisis, saying she does "not believe that Mr. Trudeau is a real feminist." Trudeau hit back saying he would not take instruction on caucus management from Paul, and praised University-Rosedale Liberal candidate Chrystia Freeland for her work as finance minister and deputy prime minister.
O'Toole and Blanchet then took to slam Trudeau over his government's handling of China and the detainment of Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, to which Trudeau responded saying "you can't be lobbing tomatoes across the Pacific." Blanchet also said while people can't be "throwing tomatoes" as a solution, he said the Liberal leader's record on human rights is "not perfect."
Paul also criticized Blanchet over comments he made on systemic racism, saying she had invited him to "get educated" about the issue. When Blanchet fired back claiming she had insulted him, she responded saying, "it was an invitation to educate yourself."
As Trudeau and Singh debated over the inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG), which the latter criticized the former for not having acted on the "calls for justice," Paul said Thursday that the debate was a reason for having more diversity in politics. She said they need to see people directly impacted by issues, like the MMIWG inquiry, to be able to speak directly to the issues.
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All Comments (21)
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I still don’t get why Trudeau launched this election. Whatever the reason it seems to be backfiring spectacularly for him.
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Justin is a rage case. So unprofessional. Never answers questions, just gives random speeches.
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Is Trudeau running against Harper Why does he keep talking about Mr Harper
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6 YEARS later still blaming harper. get real mr socks
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Justin always talking over people is sickening, their microphones should be turned off until it's their turn to speak
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Former Prime Minister Harper lives rent free in the liberal leaders head, rent free....24\7.
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I think Trudeau deserves an award for "Most poorly timed election" Are there any good betting sites available to Canadians for predicting the outcomes?
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The fact that Trudeau would not directly answer any questions from the panel, or the moderators, and his aggressive demeanour altogether, speaking over others, make him look like a bad listener, ergo poor leader...my protest vote will be cast accordingly to the party with the best chance of defeating this type of ego maniac. It's time for a fresh change at the top.
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No bread based candidates. "oil, steel blah blah blah" Where's bread? This is an outrage.
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Whoever is in charge of setting debates up should be out of a job. Canadians were the ones that lost in this so-called debate!
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I wish we had a ranked ballot, this election would be so much easier
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Singh landed a big punch with the "You had 6 years!" line.
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Trudope gets an A+ for passing the blame and not taking responsibility for his actions, he has done nothing in 6 years, he gets an L for this debate
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I wish the candidates wouldn't interrupt each other. Let people finish their responses. Maybe silence microphones until a candidate has completed their response. As I voter I would like to hear responses. I find the interruptions to be very rude and inconsiderate to the voters who are listening and trying to hear a point of view.
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Trudeau is done
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He is a fake feminist. Why was he asked to resign his teaching position at the all girls school?
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i hate what my canada has become.
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Mr. Blanchet is a legend I love that guy
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I'm glad I fell asleep when I put this on last night. Watching this highlight replay I realize I did not miss much.
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The Bloc is just trolling them the whole debate that's hilarious
