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Originally Posted by tiger_handheld
really? I missed it!!
Anyone have a link?
Any highlights you wanna share or coles notes the view of the 3 leaders?
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Here's a link to the debate:
I've watched most debates since 2008, and have found this one the most entertaining and definitely worth a watch.
Here's a quick overview of how the debate went:
- Harper was definitely on the defensive, often making claims without facts. Others looked disgusted by some of the things that he sometimes said. It's admirable to hear him defend his position on things like ISIS and C51.
- Elizabeth May almost acting as a moderator and siding with whoever was being the most reasonable. Not only did she give many many facts to back up her claims, she fact checked and went after all other leaders as she needed to. Also had a realistic and concise closing statement.
- Trudeau being a charismatic speaker - quite a bit of rhetoric but not too much substance. Had a good explanation of his party's position on C51.
- Mulcair being calm and perhaps a bit defensive. Did a good job of staying on top when all leaders are speaking at once
Highlights of the debate to me:
- Trudeau telling Harper that "nobody believes you". Harper's reaction was quite amusing
- Harper slipped up and admitted that the economy was in a recession
- Trudeau and Mulcair slipped up in their closing statements. Mulcair recovered quite well since his gaffe was in the middle, while Trudeau slipped as the closing speaker at the very end of his speech
- Trudeau and Mulcair having a bit of a verbal fight over "the number" needed for a Quebecois sovereignty referendum to succeed.
- Trudeau and Mulcair using some similar structure. E.g. Mulcair: The Greens want to say no to all pipelines, the Conservatives want to say yes to all pipelines, we want to evaluate and keep processing jobs in the country....
- Harper stating that he doesn't take responsibility for the mess that is the Senate and would just let it get worse until the provinces want something done