The Conservatives, the NDP and the Bloc were battling to put their parties back on the national agenda
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By Catherine Lévesque, Stuart Thomson, Christopher Nardi
Published Apr 17, 2025
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The leaders of Canada’s major federal parties faced off Thursday night in the second, and final, nationally televised debate of the election campaign. The English-language debate took place just 24 hours after the leaders battled each other in the French-language debate. The National Post has video of the debate, below. Review our live coverage from National Post reporters Catherine Lévesque, Christopher Nardi, and Ottawa bureau chief Stuart Thomson in our live blog, below. Can’t see the blog? View it on the National Post.
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