Five federal party leaders debated mandatory vaccinations, snap elections and climate change in the first of two official election debates on Wednesday evening. CTVNews.ca looks at some of the main takeaways from the French-language debate.
. People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier did not meet the criteria established by the independent leaders' debate commission for participation.
Trudeau dodged the question, repeating his rationale for triggering an election by arguing the government needs a clear mandate to make decisions on pulling the country out of the pandemic. Singh said in French that it was the "wrong thing" to trigger an election amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but would respect the mandate given by Canadians to the government they elect, while Blanchet said it won't be his decision.GETTING TO KNOW ANNAMIE PAUL
All leaders promised national standards for long-term care homes during the debate in addition to better financing. When pressed on why her party hasn't released a costed plan, with only two weeks left in the campaign, Paul answered calmly without faltering in her response. While Trudeau and O'Toole continued to go back-and-forth on the topic during the debate, Paul interrupted to say that the issue of affordable daycare is one that affects women the most, highlighting that she is the only party leader who can understand that with being female.In what might be considered the most heated moment of the debate, Trudeau and Blanchet get into an argument during the Indigenous rights portion of the debate.
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