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PC Leader Doug Ford, NDP Leader Marit Stiles, Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie and Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner square off in the first of two live debates at 1 p.m. ET in North Bay, Ont. The debate will be moderated by CBC’s Markus Schwabe and hosted by the Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities.
Ontario’s four major party leaders will be in North Bay on Friday for the first of two live debates ahead of the snap winter election.
- CBC News will have live coverage of the event, which runs from 1-3 p.m. ET.
Why it matters: Public polling suggests PC Leader Doug Ford has a big lead in the election that he called more than a year early. This is the first time during the campaign that Ford will face his rivals: NDP Leader Marit Stiles, Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie and Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner.
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