| Commission des débats des chefs | |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 2018 |
| Jurisdiction | Federal election debates |
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| Parent agency | Privy Council Office |
| Website | debates-debats.ca |
The Leaders' Debates Commission is the independent Canadian government agency which is charged with organizing leaders' debates during federal elections in Canada. In 2018, the commission was established to organize two debates, one in English and one in French,[1] between the leaders of eligible political parties during the 2019 Canadian federal election.[2][3][4][5][6][7] Following the 2019 election, the Commission released a report to Parliament containing recommendations for future election debates, including that itself be charged with organizing future debates and tasked with determining the criteria for a leader to be invited to debates. The commission hosted further debates during the 2021 federal election.
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