The Pollcast: The winners and losers of the French-language debate

Wednesday night saw Justin Trudeau faceoff with his opponents on a debate stage for the first time in this election campaign and it happened in the province that's home to some of Canada's most unpredictable voters.

Along with the Liberal leader, the French-language TVA debate featured Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and Bloc Qubcois Leader Yves-Franois Blanchet and featuredmany fiery exchanges.

But will the debate move the dial on polls that have been remarkably static to date?

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On this week's episode ofThe Pollcastpodcast, CBC polls analyst and host ric Grenier is joined by the CBC's John Paul Tasker and Chris Hall, host of CBC Radio'sThe House, to discuss what happened during the debate, who stands to gain the most from it and what the leaders might have learned about their opponents ahead of next week's two debates.

Then,Elise von Scheelasks some listener questionsincluding a query about what impact a rising Bloc might have on the fortunes of the other parties in Quebec.

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