Here's how you can watch the federal election debates in Canada this week
Bradly Shankar, MobileSyrup
created: April 16, 2025, 2:28 p.m. | updated: April 17, 2025, 2:41 p.m.
<img class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" src="https://display.blogto.com/articles/20250416-federal-election-canada.jpeg?w=1200&cmd=resize_then_crop&height=630&quality=70" width="100%" /><p>The big debate between the federal party leaders is set to take place this week.</p><p>Liberal Leader Mark Carney, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet will take part in two debates.</p><p>A French-language debate will be held on Wednesday, April 16 at 6 p.m. ET and be moderated by Radio-Canada's Patrice Roy. One day later, on April 17 at 7 p.m. ET, an English debate will take place with TVO's Steve Paikin serving as moderator. Both will be broadcast live from Montreal's Maison de Radio-Canada atrium. Both will run for two hours without commercials.</p><p>If you're interested in tuning in, the process is pretty simple, with many broadcasters set to air the events. This includes:</p><ul><li>CBC — <a href="http://cbcnews.ca/">CBCnews.ca</a>, CBC News app (<a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ca.cbc.mobile.android.cbcnewsandroidwebview&hl=en_CA" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Android</a>/<a href="https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/cbc-news-breaking-local/id417988800" rel="noopener" target="_blank">iOS</a>), <a href="https://gem.cbc.ca/live">CBC Gem</a>, CBC’s <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@CBCNews/streams">YouTube channel</a></li><li>CPAC — <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@cpac" rel="noopener" target="_blank">CPAC YouTube channel</a></li><li>CTV — <a href="https://www.ctvnews.ca/federal-election-2025/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">CTVNews.ca</a>, the CTV News app (<a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ca.bellmedia.ctvnews&hl=en_CA" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Android</a>/<a href="https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/ctv-news-canada-local-world/id427789951" rel="noopener" target="_blank">iOS</a>), <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@CTVNews" rel="noopener" target="_blank">CTV News YouTube channel</a></li><li>Global News — <a href="https://globalnews.ca/tag/canada-election/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">GlobalNews.ca</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@globalnews" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Global News YouTube channel</a></li></ul><p>The federal election takes place on Monday, April 28, although advanced polling options are also available. More information on the voting process can be found on <a href="https://www.elections.ca/home.aspx?utm_campaign=elections-canada-ge45_vic-24-25&utm_medium=sem&utm_source=ggl&utm_content=ad-text-en&utm_term=elections%20canada&adv=mainstream&id_campaign=22429244315&id_source=178264912736&id_content=745239949164&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwh_i_BhCzARIsANimeoHRpzoze3Bcsw6yP7nNQbgVAstpVcP9B7bI-lFMj-N2aV75Al_KovEaArDvEALw_wcB" rel="noopener" target="_blank">the official Elections Canada website</a>.</p><p class="rich-content-editors-note"><strong>Update: 16/04/2025 at 10:27 a.m. ET </strong>— Green Party co-leader Jonathan Pedneault <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/leaders-debate-commission-green-party-removed-1.7511447" rel="noopener" target="_blank">has been removed from the debates</a> for not running enough candidates.</p>
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