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Clashes and controversy at the leaders’ debates

Clashes and controversy at the leaders’ debates

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There was no shortage of clashes and controversy as major party
leaders’ squared off against each other in Montreal in both
French and English. There were battles over pipelines, crime,
change and how to deal with Donald Trump. Behind the scenes —
concerns over how the debates were managed by organizers. Who
came out on top and what’s the future of the debates? Party
strategists share their thoughts.

Plus, political parties have made lots of promises, but they’re
dragging their feet on how much those promises cost. A former
federal budget watchdog explains why fully costed platforms
matter and what it means when they’re unveiled so late in the
campaign.

Next, host Catherine Cullen meets the Bloc Québécois candidate
for LaSalle-Émard-Verdun on location in the recently flipped
riding to ask how he hopes to hold on to his seat – as his party
tries to win over voters across the province.

Finally, The House does a deep dive into the riding of Calgary
Centre, where Premier Danielle Smith’s interjections into the
campaign have provoked reactions from some voters.

This episode features the voices of:

Marci Surkes, Liberal strategist

Kate Harrison, Conservative strategist

George Soule, NDP strategist

Sahir Khan, executive vice-president of the Institute of
Fiscal Studies and Democracy

Louis-Philippe Sauvé, Bloc Québécois candidate for
LaSalle-Émard-Verdun

Allison Dempster, CBC reporter and producer based in Calgary