The French-language leaders debate will be held at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Quebec, on Sept. 8, and party leaders are expected to discuss topics ranging from pandemic recovery, the cost of living, and climate change to reconciliation and foreign policy. In the leadup to the debate, here’s a roundup of announcements made on the campaign trail today. Liberals The Liberal Party is promising to beef up protection of the French language in Quebec and across Canada. If re-elected, the Liberals will reintroduce legislation to modernize the Official Languages Act within 100 days of a new mandate, the party announced in a statement on Sept. 8. The Liberals also announced various programs to support the cultural sector amid the pandemic and reiterated plans to require web giants to “pay their fair share” of taxes on revenue generated in Canada, as well as for those companies to be held accountable for “harmful content published on …
Election Campaign Day 25: Leaders Continue Campaign Promises Ahead of French-Language Debate
September 8, 2021
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