The Conservative Party will host two official leadership debates – one English debate in Toronto, and one French debate in Montreal. The Toronto debate will take place April 17th at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, while the Montreal debate will take place April 23rd at the l’Amphithéâtre du Gesù.
“The decision to hold the debates at this point of the race means candidates appearing on the stage are actually those that will appear on the ballot,” said Dan Nowlan, co-chair of the Leadership Election Organizing Committee. “We also took into account that these are held at or after the membership deadline, allowing candidates to focus their efforts on their own campaigns and recruiting new members to the party.”
Toronto and Montreal will be the two party sanctioned debates, and all Verified Candidates will be expected to attend as per the Leadership election rules.
CPC: to host two official leadership debates
