Heard On The Hill

Verbal fight night: Chrétien and Harper to spar at Regent Debate on Oct. 21

Also, former Conservative senior staffer Nigel Wright has died, NDP MP Gord Johns is a forestry champion, and former Canadian diplomat Bhupinder S. Liddar gets married in British Columbia.

Former prime ministers Jean Chrétien, left, and Stephen Harper will take part in the Regent Debate in Toronto on Oct. 21.The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

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BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

October 1, 2025

Former prime ministers Jean Chrétien and Stephen Harper will take part in the Regent Debate on Oct. 21.

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