Leaders Debate Commission Canada

First organize two leaders debates for the 2019 federal general election one in each official language.

Leaders debate commission canada. Second prepare a report to parliament following the 2019 debates outlining findings lessons learned and recommendations. The first televised federal party leaders debate took place in 1968. The mandate of the 2019 leaders debates commission was twofold. In 2018 a leaders debate commission was created to organize leaders debates for the 2019 election.

The 1979 leaders debates attracted an audience of 7 5 million nearly half of the english speaking population. Leaders debates commission canada commission des débats des chefs 30 contact contact for media only jill clark senior communications advisor leaders debates commission 613 943 5766 jill clark debates debats ca. The core of our mandate at the leaders debates commission is twofold. Total viewership for both english and french debates in the 2015 election campaign was significantly lower than for the debates held in 2006 2008 and 2011.

Without such status and without strong media partnerships the commission has not succeeded in organizing a national leaders debate although it has organized various local and provincial leaders debates kumar 2018. Leaders debates commission commission des débats des chefs agency overview formed 2018 jurisdiction federal election debates agency executive the leaders debates commission is the independent canadian government agency charged with organizing two debates one in english and one in french between the leaders of eligible political parties during the 2019 canadian federal election. The leaders debates commission will make the debates a more predictable reliable and stable element of federal election campaigns. First organize two leaders debates for the 2019 federal general election one in each official language.

Leaders debates commission canada contact contact for media only jill clark senior communications advisor leaders debates commission 613 943 5766 jill clark debates debats ca date modified. Second prepare a report to parliament following the 2019 debates outlining findings lessons learned and recommendations.