Party Leaders Hoping for Campaign Boost After French Language Debate

Party Leaders Hoping for Campaign Boost After French Language Debate
Protesters gather outside the TVA French language debate in Montreal on September 2, 2021. Canadians will vote in a federal election Sept. 20th. The Canadian Press/Frank Gunn
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MONTREAL—With polls suggesting a tightening race the main party leaders are hoping to get a boost from the first of their two schedule televised debates as they return to the campaign trail today.

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau will follow up last night’s French−language encounter with an announcement and press conference later this morning in Mississauga, Ont.