Election Campaign Day 25: Leaders Continue Campaign Promises Ahead of French-Language Debate

(L-R) People's Party Leader Maxime Bernier, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, and Green Leader Annamie Paul. The Canadian Press/ Epoch Times Edit

The French-language leaders debate will be held at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Quebec, on Sept. 8, and party leaders are expected to discuss topics ranging from pandemic recovery, the cost of living, and climate change to reconciliation and foreign policy.

In the leadup to the debate, here’s a roundup of recent announcements made on the campaign trail.

Liberals

The Liberal Party is promising to beef up protection of the French language in Quebec and across Canada. If re-elected, the Liberals will reintroduce legislation to modernize the Official Languages Act within 100 days of a new mandate, the party announced in a statement on Sept. 8.