Canadian Party Leaders Debate

The leaders of Canada’s four major political parties participated in the first debate ahead of the October 19, 2015, federal election for the Canadian House of Commons. The debate topics of the economy, energy and the environment, the state of Canada’s democracy, and Canada’s foreign policy were introduced by videos. Between each topic reactions from pollsters and analysts were shown. Other topics covered in the debate were U.S.-Canada relations, particularly regarding the Keystone XL Pipeline, and the U.S.-led effort to defeat ISIL.*

The debate was held by Maclean’s magazine in City TV Studios in Toronto.

Courtesy of Canada’s Cable Public Affairs Channel (CPAC).

*The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), or DAISH/DAESH in Arabic is a militant group that has called itself the Islamic State.. close