Canada Reads 2023: Watch the Day One replay here

Canada Reads 2023: Day One

1 year ago

Duration 59:53

It's time for Canada Reads 2023 with host Ali Hassan! Five Canadians champion their chosen book as the "one book to shift your perspective " and vote to eliminate the first title from competition.

The great Canadian book debate is back for its 22ndseason!The opening round ofCanada Readskicked off March 27, 2023at 10a.m ET.

Watch the Day One replay on this page orfind other ways and times to tune in here.

The champions and their chosen books are:

• Jeopardy!super-champMattea Roach championsDucksby Kate Beaton
• Actor Keegan Connor Tracy championsGreenwoodby Michael Christie
• Bhangra dancer Gurdeep Pandher championsHotlineby Dimitri Nasrallah
• TikTok creatorTasnim Geedi championsMexican Gothicby Silvia Moreno-Garcia
• Actor Michael Greyeyes championsStation Elevenby Emily St. John Mandel

Over four days, the five champions will state their case for why their book is the "one to shift your perspective." In this Day One debate, they'll voteto eliminate the first title from the competition.

This year's host is comedianAli Hassan.

Each panellist will have an opportunity to deliver an opening pitch for their respective book, then champion it when the question turns to whether their book is truly the one that all Canadians need to read right now.

The debates will take place live at 10:05 a.m. ET (that's an hour earlier than recent years!). You can tune in live or catch a replay on the platform of your choice.You can see all the broadcast details here.

• How to tune in toCanada Reads2023: Watch, listen or stream the debates

After one hour of debate, the five panellistswill have tovote one book off the show.

Want to learn more about the books? Check out theCanada Reads 2023podcast.

Last year, Ojibway fashion journalist Christian Allairechampioned Michelle Good's novel Five Little Indians to victory on Canada Reads 2022.

• Highlights fromCanada Reads2022

WARNING:The books chosen for Canada Reads deal with difficult topics, such astrauma and abuse. These stories may be shared during the broadcast.Click this link to find publicly available resources for support.