TORONTO – Franco-Ontarian public media company Groupe Média TFO announced today TFO and its digital platform ONFR+ will offer “unprecedented” coverage of Ontario’s provincial election, including three French-language debates and election night.
This will allow the Franco-Ontarian community “to learn more about the platforms of the parties that represent them,” a press release says.
“The political debates, for the purpose of exchanging information on Franco-Ontarian realities, will first take place in Toronto on May 17, in collaboration with Radio-Canada at TVO’s studios, from 8 to 9 p.m.,” says the release.
As Cartt.ca previously reported, this debate will be moderated by Gabrielle Sabourin (Radio-Canada) and Rudy Chabannes (TFO).
“Afterwards, ONFR+ will travel to two French-speaking ridings in Ontario for two more debates on May 19 and May 26, in Embrun and in Kapuskasing from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. For this last debate, Rudy Chabannes will be working solo,” the press release says.
The night of the election (June 2), “will be covered live from 6 duplexes across Ontario: Sudbury, Glengarry-Prescott-Russell, Ottawa (Vanier/Orléans), as well as Etobicoke, Hamilton and Toronto (headquarters of candidates Doug Ford, Andrea Horwath and Steven Del Duca).”
Election coverage from ONFR+ can be found on its website and social media channels (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram).
For more, please click here.
