Oct 9, 2019
There was actually something new in the leaders' debate Monday -- alas, it's not a good thing
David J. Climenhaga
Another Conservative innovation: the faux riposte response to a question that wasn't asked. It's not a debating technique.
election debate
Sep 18, 2015
Fact check: Stephen Harper tests voters' credulity in Globe economy debate
Nora Loreto
While none of the leaders were 100 per cent truthy, Stephen Harper's truthiness was the weakest during the second televised leaders debate.
Aug 6, 2015
What questions should leaders answer at tonight's debate?
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CCPA staffers shared which issues and questions they would like Canada's political leaders to address at tonight's debate.
Aug 6, 2015
Which issues should leaders debate? CCPA share their ballot box questions
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We asked CCPA staff members what questions they are hoping to have answered by the debate, and by the campaigns in general. Here's what they said.
Aug 6, 2015
What happened to nationally televised election debates?
The new approach to election debates strips off the national component and boutiques the process, bringing us one step closer to the neoliberalization of Canada's electoral process.
May 15, 2015
During elections, it's all about the leader
What matters in politics, in the run-up to elections? Not policies. I think people care about policies, just not during elections. What matters is the leader.
Oct 5, 2012
Opening the forum to alternative voices in U.S. politics
A few miles south of the campus arena in the Mile High City where Barack Obama and Mitt Romney met in their first debate, Democracy Now! news hour expanded their gated debate.
Apr 17, 2011
The leaders' debates might make this election surprising
Brian Topp
In the first two weeks of this campaign, the three national leaders did their groundwork. In the debates, they tested their solutions against each other in an intense clash in front of the country.
Apr 12, 2011
What's better than an election debate? An election debate debate!
rabble staff
Come join rabble.ca columnists Duncan Cameron and Murray Dobbin on babble (rabble.ca's online discussion forum) for live coverage as we scour every soundbite and hold our political leaders to account.
Apr 9, 2011
Debating Canada's role in the world
Gerry Caplan
In Canadian politics these days, no time is a good time for thoroughly and vigorously debating the daunting critical issues that confront this country.
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