Jagmeet Singh, Conservative Erin O’Toole, Yves-François Blanchet of the Bloc Québécois and Liberal Justin Trudeau were on stage at TVA network in Montreal.It involved a series of face-to-face encounters between two people at a time, which led to longer and fiery exchanges.
The event came midway through the campaign, as leaders hope to snap up votes before the election Sept. 20.The COVID-19 pandemic was the first topic to be discussed, with the three opposition leaders criticizing Trudeau for pushing an election as the health crisis continues.
Singh called the election “useless” while O’Toole said it “wasn’t the time” to call one.“If you were in a majority government, would we be in an election right now?” Blanchet quipped.