Party leaders clash over mandatory vaccines in 1st French-language debate

The federal leaders sparred over vaccines, health care and guns on Thursday in the first French-language debate. The four party leaders fiercely competed for votes in Quebec, a province that could very well decide who is Canada's next prime minister.

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[airborne_v]

Why is there two French debates and only one English?
Also where is the PPC?

[tp]

I don't understand French....but I do understand Justin's panicky whiny condescending voice that's for sure

[lisaacount]

Hey where's yah he wasn't real democracy knew they would faith goldy him....and yup they

[SvenK-CAD]

and in Newfoundland only 6 people have died of covid

[thesearethefactsdotnet]

90% of Canada has no idea what they are saying.

[gavinknight]

The People Party of Canada should be there to

[mytube]

Where's a video of the full debate with translation CBC?

[jptrainor]

Why would Justin care whether or not the Conservative platform is fully costed? Doesn't he know that the budget will balance itself?

[davidgetchell]

Most Canadians don't speak French

[kristianmir]

Why can't I find this debate in full?

[yodatagz]

Why are two out of the three debates French when a quarter of Canadians speak French?

[mapache.]

Why weren’t all 6 of the main party leaders invited 😡

[zwtu]

Who is actually in these hospitals unvaccinated do not get tested or go to hospital so all these daily cases they are talking about have to the people who took those shots months ago and now are getting sick

[lisle]

I want to see Maxime Bernier at the debates

[somguy]

Wimpey CBC talking heads can only be topped by CBC radio voices, there's a chromosomal monoculture happening in Ottawa.

[mytube]

Where's Bernier?
Bunch of crooks could not handle him being there.

[cottontheeastercottontailr]

Shame i never paid attention in french class

[kylelee]

You couldn’t add subs for the French part?

[FrugalFusion]

CBC the title doesn't connect with the commentary

[LaMaiStyle]

We need 4 parties too! Why can’t we have nice things like other western countries?