Now that Maxine Bernier has been invited to the leader's national debate, local PPC candidate will get a seat on TV with his four competitors in Nipissing-Temiskaming.
Cogeco Manager of Programming and Community Relations Joey Roussy told BayToday, that the corporate policy was to see what the election commission did, "follow their methodology for Federal Leader’s Debates and apply them to local candidates’ debates.”
See: Bernier will join in national TV debate. Mark King looking for a change locally
"So we were waiting to see who was going to be invited to the federal debates so it looks like the PPC candidate will be allowed in that debate and so now our invitations go out the Liberal, Green, NDP, PPC, and Conservatives. All our invites are going out for the debate which will take place on Oct. 1 from 7-9 p.m. in our studios."
There will not be a studio audience.
Meanwhile, the Retired Teachers of Ontario, Nipissing University Student Union, and Canadore Students’ Council will be hosting the first debate on September 25 from 2-4 p.m. in the Nipissing University Theatre. All candidates have been invited as well as the general public.
See: Federal election debate slated for Nipissing University
Candidates and their teams will staff tables before and after the debate to speak with the public.
