'It’s not the time — it’s just for you,' Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole tells Liberal leader during French-language event.
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, left to right, Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole and debate moderator Pierre Bruneau pose for a photo during the first French leaders' debate on September 2, 2021 in Montreal.
O’Toole later said: “We have to finish the pandemic before an election, Mr. Trudeau. It’s not the time for an election — it’s just for you.” Canada’s second-most populous province, has 78 — or nearly a quarter — of the 338 seats in the House of Commons. Pollster Éric Grenier shared an analysis Thursday that highlighted the recent significance of Canada’s French-language debates.that in 2011 the NDP picked up six points during the week after the French-language consortium debate. In the subsequent elections, the French debates also had big effects.
In another exchange, O’Toole didn’t answer a direct question from Blanchet on whether all Conserative candidates had been vaccinated. Trudeau said all Liberal candidates were vaccinated except for one due to health reasons — and he called O’Toole’s refusal to say whether Conservative candidates were vaccinated a “lack of leadership.