The nine hopefuls for the Liberal leadership meet for a third time this weekend, beginning with a one-on-one exchange involving Marc Garneau and Justin Trudeau.
** Watch LIVE on CPAC and cpac.ca - Saturday, Feb. 16 at 1pm ET / 10am PT **
Saturday's debate, at the International Centre in Mississauga, Ont., has seven themes:
- Federalism and the role of the federal government
- The middle class and income inequality
- Transit and infrastructure
- Job creation, R&D, funding and innovation
- Immigration
- International Trade
- "Reconnecting with Canadian voters"
Bernadette Clément, a Cornwall, Ont. city councillor and co-chair of the recent Ontario Liberal leadership convention, will be the moderator.
There will be 18 one-on-one debates, lasting three minutes each. One candidate asks their partner a question, followed by open exchanges.
Marc Garneau will ask a question of Justin Trudeau to begin the event. This follow's Garneau's public admonishment of Trudeau earlier this week for providing few policy specifics.
The one-on-ones are followed by 12 mini-debates. The candidates are placed in groups of three and answer questions from the audience followed by debate.
There are no opening or closing statements.
Be sure to keep watching CPAC after the debate as the candidates take questions from the media.
Watch the first two debates:
-Andrew Thomson
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