Election campaign, debates will give voters something to chew on this long weekend [Video]

As voters enjoy a holiday meal with family and friends this long weekend, they might also be digesting the leadership debates — and the election campaign writ large.

Holidays in the middle of a campaign aren’t new. Canada’s fixed date election rules means the vote usually takes place in October after the Thanksgiving weekend.

But the spring snap election call has put Easter and Passover celebrations in the final weeks of the campaign.

“A lot of people are going to gather with family and friends and if you track things like trust — word of mouth, your friends’ opinion, your family’s opinion still matter an awful lot,” Greg MacEachern told CBC’s Power & Politics last week.

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