Leaders’ Debates Commission’s future queried after Montreal scrum cancelled

The commission told The Hill Times that it 'is doing an assessment of its federal election experience for its final report and will not be commenting publicly at this time.'

Michel Cormier, executive director of the Leaders Debate Commission Secretariat announced that the leaders' post-debate scrums were cancelled on April 17.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY CHRISTOPHER GULY

April 28, 2025

The accreditation of right-wing outlets and registered third-party organizations at the 2025 election's leaders' debates, as well as the subsequent cancellation of post-event scrums, has led some in the media industry to question the future of the Leaders' Debates Commission...

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