Debates

Front-runner and Liberal Leader Mark Carney faced jabs from all sides at French-language debate, emerges unscathed

  • While Carney came under attack at points over the two-hour contest, the former central banker emerged from the debate relatively unscathed. The anglophone Liberal leader was thought to be in a tough position given he’s less fluent in French than the other leaders, but Carney held his own in Canada’s other official language.
  • Poilievre repeatedly attacked Carney as the former prime minister Justin Trudeau’s “economic adviser” and re-electing the Liberals to a fourth consecutive term would only deliver more of the same
    • To be clear, Carney offered advice to the last government during the COVID-19 pandemic and at the end of last year on a part-time basis.
  • That leaves the race largely unchanged as all eyes turn to Thursday night’s English language debate. (CBC / Toronto Star)