OMNI ICI to air Quebec provincial leaders' debate in Arabic

MONTREAL – Rogers Media’s OMNI ICI has announced plans to air Monday night’s Quebec party leaders’ debate in Arabic.The multilingual service said that it recognizes “the need for diverse programming that connects our audiences to all facets of Canadian culture”, noting that Arabic is one of the main third languages spoken in Quebec.The debate, scheduled for September 17 at 5:30 PM ET, will see Liberal Leader Philippe Couillard, François Legault of the Coalition Avenir Quebec, Jean-Francois Lisee of the Parti Quebecois and Québec Solidaire’s Manon Masse face off in the province’s first-ever televised English-language debate. The provincial election will take place...