The leaders will debate on April 12 from 7 to 9 p.m. ET, and DigitalJournal.com will be providing real-time coverage of what’s being said and what people are discussing during this important event. Included in the debate will be Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff, NDP leader Jack Layton and Bloc Quebecois leader Gilles Duceppe.
Green Party leader Elizabeth May wasn’t invited to this debate but the Vancouver Sun will broadcast a live video chat with May as she reacts to the debate and the questions.
“The two-hour debates will have six segments. Each segment will begin with a question from a Canadian voter. Following the question, there will be a six-minute one-on-one debate between two party leaders. Every segment will be wrapped up with a debate open to all four leaders,” Digital Journalist Andrew Moran wrote in a previous article announcing the debate.
Regarding one-on-one discussions between the leaders, the following schedule was released for Tuesday night:
English debate:
1 – S. Harper – G. Duceppe
2 – M. Ignatieff – J. Layton
3 – S. Harper – M. Ignatieff
4 – G. Duceppe – J. Layton
5 – M. Ignatieff – G. Duceppe
6 – J. Layton – S. Harper
The leaders will also take questions from host Steve Paikin.
To join Digital Journal‘s liveblog, visit this article tomorrow, April 12, at 7 p.m. ET and scroll to the liveblog widget in the article (Note: The link will be made live tomorrow close to debate time).
The liveblog will feature play-by-play coverage of the debate, along with discussion and Q&A with the host and other audience members, as well as live polls and conversation.
Bookmark this page so you can easily access it Tuesday night, or set-up a reminder below:
