Home | WebMail | Register or Login

      Calgary | Regions | Local Traffic Report | Advertise on Action News | Contact

Politics

How to watch and follow tonight's Conservative leadership debate

The Conservative Party of Canada is holding an English-language debate tonight, the second of two debates in Toronto after Wednesday's French-language event. Here's how to watch the debates on CBC.

4 candidates debated in French on Wednesday and will debate in English on Thursday

The Conservative Party of Canada held the first of two leadership debates Wednesday evening, with a French-language event. An English-language debate takes place on Thursday. CBC is covering both debates. (Hannah Thibedeau/CBC)

The Conservative Party of Canada is holding an English-language debate tonight, the second of two debates in Toronto after Wednesday's French-language event.

The debates are being moderated by the co-chairs of the Conservatives' leadership election organizing committee and feature questions submitted by party members.Dan Nowlanmoderated Wednesday's French debate, while former MP and cabinet minister Lisa Raitt will moderate the English debate.

Four candidates are seeking the leadership: Leslyn Lewis, Peter MacKay, Erin O'Toole and Derek Sloan.

The candidates will each take media questions following the debates.

Here's how you can watch and follow the debates on CBC:

Thursday: English-language debate

  • Power & Politics with Vassy Kapelos will have special coverage of the English debate 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. ET on CBC News Network and livestreamedat CBCnews.ca.
  • You can also watch the livestream onYouTube, Facebookand Twitter.
  • We'll have an updated story on the debate with video clips at cbc.ca/politics.

Wednesday: French-language debate

  • You can re-watch the French debate with English translation on Facebook.
  • You can watch the debate in French on RDI, Radio-Canada's 24-hour news channel.
  • You can read about the debate and view video clips in our story at cbc.ca/politics.

Add some good to your morning and evening.

Your weekly guide to what you need to know about federal politics and the minority Liberal government. Get the latest news and sharp analysis delivered to your inbox every Sunday morning.

...

The next issue of Minority Report will soon be in your inbox.

Discover all CBC newsletters in theSubscription Centre.opens new window

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Google Terms of Service apply.