US EditionCanadian election debate time moved 2 hours earlier to avoid conflict with hockey game
- Organizers rescheduled the French-language debate for April 16, 2025, to avoid overlap with a Canadiens hockey game.
- Concerns arose that the hockey game, crucial for playoff contention, would reduce debate viewership.
- The debate, featuring five party leaders, including Carney and Poilievre, was moved from 8 p.m. To 6 p.m. ET.
- Radio-Canada stated the shift recognized hockey's importance; Singh quipped, "Hockey is in our blood."
- With the election on April 28, the change allowed citizens to follow both the debate and the hockey game.
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It Just Means More: Election Debate In Montreal Was Rescheduled So Fans Could Watch The Canadiens Game Instead
Icon Sportswire. Getty Images.AP -- Politics bowed to Canada’s most popular sport on Tuesday, when the French-language leaders’ debate was abruptly rescheduled to minimize a conflict with a Montreal ...
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The Hamilton SpectatorEqual airtime so far
We're keeping an eye on the clock that the debate has set up and shows on the screen every few minutes.
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