Leaders’ debates ‘inordinately important,’ O’Toole will have the ‘highest stakes,’ say political insiders

With advance polls opening shortly after the debates, leaders may not get another chance to make a major impression on voters.
The five federal party leaders will take part in the leaders' debates in both official languages on Sept. 8 and Sept. 9.
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole will have the highest stakes in next month’s leaders’ debates, which will be his first major appearance before millions of Canadians and an opportunity to pitch why he’s a better candidate to serve as prime minister than Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, say som...

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