In federal leaders debates, these are the topics set to dominate – National [Video]

Canada’s relationship with the United States and President Donald Trump will likely dominate this week’s leaders’ debates for the federal election, but experts say there will be other issues to watch for.

The leaders of the Liberals, Conservatives, New Democrats and Bloc Québécois will gather in Montreal Wednesday evening for the campaign’s only French-language debate, followed by the English-language debate on Thursday.

The federal debate commission rescinded an invitation to the Green Party, saying that “the Commission concludes that because the Green Party of Canada has intentionally reduced the number of candidates running in the election for strategic reasons, it no longer meets the intention of the participation criteria to justify inclusion in the leaders’ debates.”

You can find details on how to watch both debates here, as well as a breakdown of each party’s campaign promises on key issues so far here.

The debate commission said Monday the French-language debate’s themes will include cost of living, energy and climate, the trade war …