Commission names CBC, Toronto Star, La Presse among news outlets to produce leaders’ debates

The commission offered scant details about the format of the debates; those details have yet to be worked out between the producer and the federal parties.

Michel Cormier, executive director of the debates commission, says the winning producer boasts a wide reach in terms of readership, viewership, and listenership.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY BEATRICE PAEZ

July 31, 2019

A collection of news organizations has been selected to produce the two televised federal leaders' debate in the fall. The independent Leaders' Debates Commission on Wednesday announced that a new group is heading the effort to organize and broadcast two debates—one in French, one in English—du...

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