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CBC’s Montreal HQ to host leaders’ debates April 16 and 17

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Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet scrums with reporters after the official leaders' debate in Gatineau, Que., on Oct. 7, 2019.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

March 26, 2025

The CBC’s broadcast headquarters in Montreal—La Maison de Radio-Canada—has been chosen as the venue for both of the upcoming federal election's official leaders’ debates.

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