Democracy matters, debates count : a report on the 2019 Leaders' Debates Commission and the future of debates in Canada.: CP22-187/2020E-PDF

"Leaders' debates play an essential role in Canada's federal elections. These debates engage Canadians in the electoral campaign. They help to inform by providing a forum to compare prospective prime ministers, while giving more information on different political parties and their policy platforms. In 2018, a Leaders' Debate Commission was created to organize leaders' debates for the 2019 election. Led by an independent commissioner and supported by a seven-member advisory board, the Commission's mandate was to organize two leaders' debates (one in each official language). On June 1, 2020, the Leaders' Debates Commission released a report on its experiences organizing debates during the 2019 election. This report includes findings and recommendations to inform the future of debates in Canada, and a principal recommendation to establish a permanent, publicly funded entity to organize leaders' debates"--Provided by publisher.

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Publication information
Department/Agency Leaders' Debates Commission (Canada), issuing body.
Title Democracy matters, debates count : a report on the 2019 Leaders' Debates Commission and the future of debates in Canada.
Variant title Report on the 2019 Leaders' Debates Commission and the future of debates in Canada
Publication type Monograph
Language [English]
Other language editions [French]
Later edition Democracy matters, making debates count for citizens :
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Issued also in French under title: Les débats, essentiels à la démocratie : rapport sur la Commission des débats des chefs de 2019 et l'avenir des débats au Canada.
Issued also in HTML format.
Includes bibliographical references.
Publishing information Ottawa ON : Leaders' Debates Commission = Commission des débats des chefs, [2020]
©2020
Description 1 online resource (100, 91 pages) : colour illustrations
ISBN 9780660340661
Catalogue number
  • CP22-187/2020E-PDF
Subject terms Leaders' Debates Commission (Canada)
Canada. Parliament -- Elections, 2019.
Campaign debates -- Canada.
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