A new perspective for the Leaders’ Debate Commission

By extending its mandate to also provide organized and formal debates for non-leader candidates in each riding, the commission can solve one of its major shortcomings.

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and Green Leader Annamie Paul participated in two televised leaders' debates during the 2021 election campaign. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY VALERE GASPARD

September 29, 2021

Having watched and worked with Members of Parliament from different parties as a non-partisan parliamentary intern, I came to appreciate the importance of non-party leader MPs as legislators and as advocates for their constituents. Whether it's participating in committee...

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