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Leaders descend on national capital in anticipation of Mondaysa国际传媒檚 televised debate

This will be first time all six Canadian party leaders have squared off in person on the same debate stage
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All five party leaders in the upcoming 2019 federal election. (The Canadian Press photos)

Most of the federal party leaders are hitting the books today, cramming for Mondaysa国际传媒檚 critical English-language leaders debate like high schoolers before an all-important final exam.

Judging by the Liberal partysa国际传媒檚 campaign itinerary, though, Justin Trudeau thinks hesa国际传媒檚 going to ace it.

Instead of debate prep, Trudeau will spend part of the day in a rural community just outside Belleville, Ont., planting trees in a riding that the Liberals barely managed to wrestle away from the Conservatives in 2015.

The NDPsa国际传媒檚 Jagmeet Singh, the only other leader with public events on his agenda, will be in Ottawa to pick up debating tips from Ed Broadbent, the partysa国际传媒檚 long-standing elder statesman. Later today, hesa国际传媒檒l appear on CBC Radiosa国际传媒檚 live call-in show, sa国际传媒淐ross Country Checkup.sa国际传媒

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer and Green Leader Elizabeth May are both either in or en route to the national capital to prepare for Monday nightsa国际传媒檚 televised debate, arguably the most important event of the campaign so far.

Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet and Peoplesa国际传媒檚 Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier are also taking part, marking the first time all six leaders have squared off in person on the same debate stage.

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