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Author: Catherine Lévesque , Stuart Thomson , Christopher Nardi
Publication Date: April 17, 2025 - 16:56
Mark Carney, Pierre Poilievre to join other leaders for only English election debate | Live video and discussion
April 17, 2025
The leaders of Canada’s major federal parties face off tonight in the second nationally televised debate of the
election campaign
. The English-language debate will be televised on Thursday at 7 p.m., just 24 hours after the leaders battled each other in the
French-language debate
.
The National Post is livestreaming the debate, below.
Review our live coverage from National Post reporters Catherine Lévesque, Christopher Nardi, and Ottawa bureau chief Stuart Thomson in our live blog, below, starting at 7 p.m. tonight. Can’t see the blog? View it on the National Post.
On Wednesday, the leaders alternated between
jabs and jokes
while they competed with the Montreal Canadiens for francophones’ attention.
Liberal
Leader
Mark Carney
,
Conservative
Leader
Pierre Poilievre
,
NDP
Leader
Jagmeet Singh
and
Bloc Québécois
Leader
Yves-François Blanchet
are taking to the stage in Montreal to attempt to win over undecided voters before Canadians cast their ballots on April 28.
With polls showing a tight race between the Liberals and Conservatives, the NDP and the Bloc will be battling to put their parties back on the national agenda and we’ll be following every moment live right here.
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