2008 Leaders' Debate Parties
The national televised debates are on Wednesday, October 1st (French) and Thursday, October 2nd (English) – so grab a few close friends...or find the debate night party nearest you and let democracy reign all night long!
Canada needs you to listen, deliberate and voice your opinions more than ever before. Democracy only works when everyone is involved. Vote for yourself. Vote for Canada. Vote for tomorrow.
Join a party...
or form your own!
Here's just a few of the debate night parties already scheduled!
English Debate
Thursday, Oct 2 at 6pm PDT, 7pm MDT and Saskatchewan, 8pm CDT, 9pm EDT, 10pm ADT and 10:30pm in Newfoundland)
| City/Riding | Venue | Contact | |||
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| New Glasgow, NS | Campaign Office 121 George | Keith McIntosh 902-695-4000 |
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| Antigonish, NS | Bloomfield Centre St Francis Xavier |
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| Beaches-East York Toronto, ON |
McArthy's Irish Bar 1801 Gerrard St |
Zoran Markovski | |||
| Toronto Centre, ON (Facebook) |
The Green Tymez Cafe 117 Dundas Street East |
Ellen Michelson 416-703-3827 |
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| Toronto Danforth, ON | Maverick's Restaurant and Pub 804 Danforth Avenue |
Sarah Margolius 416-566-4189 |
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| Orangeville, ON | Campaign Office 75 Broadway |
Ard Van Leeuwen | |||
| Guelph, ON | The Fox and The Fiddle Old Quebec Street Mall |
Patti Maurice 519-820-6899 |
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| Starts by watching a Mike Nagy debate at 8pm | |||||
| Brockville, ON | Brock Pub King Street East |
Jeanie Warnock | |||
| Ottawa, ON (Facebook) |
Sir John A Macdonald Pub 284 Elgin Street |
Anouk Hoedeman 613-236-7772 |
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| Elizabeth May will visit this meeting directly after the debates | |||||
| Windsor, ON | The Sanctuary Cafe Lounge 1735 College Ave | John Esposito | |||
| Peterborough, ON | Red Dog Tavern 189 Hunter St West $5 + food donation, fresh or canned | Moe Berrigan | |||
| Thunder Bay, ON | Da Vinci Centre Corner of Waterloo and Arthur St | Tina Gibson 807-621-1512 |
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| Winnipeg, MB | LUXALUNE Gastropub 734 Osborne St | Drew Fenwick | |||
| All local candidates will be there | |||||
| Brandon, MB | TBA | David Barnes | |||
| Saskatoon, SK | Joe Dogs 345 2nd Ave North |
Mike Jones
306-979-0248 |
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| Regina, SK (Facebook) | O'Hanlons Irish Pub 1947 Scarth Street | Mike Jones | |||
| Edmonton, AB | Tony's Pizza Palace 9605 - 111 Avenue |
Trey Capnerhurst 780-477-2540 |
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| Calgary, AB | The Common House 402 30th Ave NE | Marie Read | |||
| Victoria, BC | The Paisley Restaurant 880 Esquimalt Rd |
Adam Saab | |||
| West Vancouver, BC (Facebook) | Taso's Restaurant 1337 Marine Drive | info@voteblair.ca 416-913-2059 |
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French Debate
Wednesday, Oct 1 at 5pm PDT, 6pm MDT and Saskatchewan, 7pm CDT, 8pm EDT, 9pm ADT and 9:30pm in Newfoundland.
| City/Riding | Venue | Contact |
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| Antigonish, NS | Bloomfield Centre St Francis Xavier |
