Elizabeth May in the French Language Federal Leaders’ Debate Tonight

(OTTAWA) - Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada and candidate (Saanich-Gulf Islands), participates in the French language leaders’ debate tonight in Montréal, along with the leaders of the Liberals, Conservatives, NDP, and Bloc Québécois. Anne-Marie Dussault, Quebec television journalist, moderates the debate. Questions will be posed by Radio-Canada anchor Patrice Roy and Yves Boisvert, journalist with La Presse.

Event Details:

Date: Thursday, September 24

Time: 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. (EDT)

Location: Radio-Canada studios, 1400 René-Lévesque Boulevard East, Montréal, QC

Follow the debate on Twitter @MayElizabeth and @LesVertsCanada.

Élections 2015 le grand débat will be broadcast in French across the country from 8 to 10 p.m. by ICI Radio-Canada Télé, ICI RDI, ICI Radio-Canada.ca, facebook.com/ICIRadioCanada, Télé-Québec, and lapresse.ca.

The debate will also air in English via simultaneous translation on CBC News Network, CTV News Channel, CPAC – as well as their respective websites – Globalnews.ca, and on YouTube Canada: Election 2015. Canadians can add their voice to the conversation by using the hashtag #debatdeschefs.

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For additional information or to arrange an interview, contact:

Julian Morelli
Director of Communications
Green Party of Canada
cell: (613) 614 4916
office: (613) 562 4916 (224)
julian.morelli@greenparty.ca

Or

Kirsten Strom
Executive Assistant to Director of Communications 
t: 613.562.4916 (200) 
Toll Free 1.866.868.3447
kirsten.strom@greenparty.ca