TORONTO – Leading Ontario broadcasters including CBC, CHCH, City TV, CPAC, CTV, Global and TVO are coming together to produce and televise live the Ontario Leaders Debate on May 16 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
The debate, which will also be simulcast on radio stations and will be available online, is taking place at the TVO Broadcast Centre in midtown Toronto. Journalists Steve Paikin (host of TVO’s The Agenda) and Althia Raj (Toronto Star columnist, CBC At Issue panel member) will be the moderators.
Leaders from major parties running candidates in all Ontario ridings and that currently have an elected MPP have been extended invitations to participate in the debate – this includes the leaders of the Liberal Party of Ontario, the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, the Ontario New Democratic Party, and the Green Party, a press release explains.
The questions posed during the debate will come from the moderators, whose questions will be curated by a larger group of journalists, and input from Ontario voters. The candidates will also be able to ask each other questions.
After the debate, beginning at 8 p.m., CHCH will broadcast its own half-hour show (Your Home, Your Vote: Leaders’ Debate Analysis), dedicated to debate analysis.
Additionally, as Cartt.ca reported earlier this week, Radio-Canada and TFO will present a debate between French spokespersons of the parties the following day from 8-9 p.m.
