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CBC Manitoba, other broadcasters to host provincial leaders' debate Sept. 21

CBC Manitoba and other local television broadcasters have set a date for the Manitoba Leaders Debate.

Hour-long, commercial-free debate to feature Wab Kinew, Dougald Lamont, Heather Stefanson

Dark clouds move over the Golden Boy atop the Manitoba Legislative Building in Winnipeg.
CBC-TV, CTV and Global TV outlets in Manitoba will broadcast the debate on Sept. 21 at 6 p.m. CT. (Bryce Hoye/CBC)

CBC Manitoba and other local television broadcasters have set a date for the Manitoba Leaders' Debate.

On Sept. 21 at 6 p.m. CT, CBC-TV, CTV and Global TV outlets in the province will broadcast an hour-long, commercial-free debate featuring party leaders who currently hold seats in the legislature. In alphabetical order, they are:

  • Wab Kinew, leader of the Manitoba New Democratic Party.
  • Dougald Lamont, leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party.
  • Heather Stefanson, leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba.

A panel of journalists including Ian Froese from CBC, Jeff Keele from CTV and Marney Blunt from Global Newswill be present at the debate. Mary Agnes Welch of Probe Research will be the moderator.

CBC Manitoba will livestream the debate and the live analysis following it, on the CBC website as well as on the CBC Manitoba YouTube channel and on CBC Gem.

The provincial election is set for Oct. 3.