Thread by @AndrewLawton

The English leaders' debate is on! True North has you covered here:

This is the first and only English leaders' debate of the campaign. Moderator is Shachi Kurl, president of Angus Reid Institute.

"Please, answer the questions. Do not interrupt each other. I don't want to cut you off, but I will if I have to," Kurl tells leaders.

Kurl asks the evergreen question to an NDP leader: "How will you pay for all this?" Singh: "Billionaires should pay their fair share!" But of course.

Spicy question to Trudeau: Opposition parties have put the country above partisanship throughout the pandemic. Why can't you by not calling an election? Trudeau: There are "radically different" ideas from parties, so Canadians get to choose which to take forward.

Kurl asks Blanchet how he denies racism in Quebec but upholds Bill 21. Blanchet says it's "Not about discrimination" but rather "the values of Quebec."

Kurl's question to O'Toole summed up: You're fine but your caucus sucks. How do we know they won't be in charge if we elect you?

Annamie Paul thanks Celina Caesar-Chavannes, Jane Philpott and Jody Wilson-Raybould for their leadership and independence.

"I won't take lessons on caucus management from you," Trudeau replies.

Is this speed dating or an election debate?

It looks like all the complaints about a lack of foreign policy theme for the debate were heard, as foreign policy questions get injected into the "leadership and accountability" section.

O'Toole hits Trudeau for "not showing up" to vote in House of Commons condemning Uighur genocide.

Trudeau says you don't get things done with China if you just "lob tomatoes across the Pacific...you need to engage in a sophisticated way with our allies." Is he calling China an ally?

Blanchet: Lobbing tomatoes might not be the solution but neither is doing nothing. Shots fired!

Trudeau says O'Toole can't be a strong leader with China because he can't convince his candidates to get vaccinated. No, that's not a mistranslation.

"You can't have a strong economy unless you tackle climate change," Trudeau tells O'Toole, before pointing out Conservative members voted against recognizing climate change as man-made at a policy convention.

Annamie Paul says former Independent MP Jody Wilson-Raybould and former NDP MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq should be on the podium debating.

Blanchet is displeased this evening.

Did Trudeau just say he lifted 109 of 105 boil water advisories? Creative math.

Singh just said it's time to "stop the use of force" in policing. Um, what?

"How would you dismantle this broken, top-down system?" (Referring to the Indian Act).

Bizarre to ask a question presupposing they've all committed to doing such a thing when they haven't actually done that.

I feel like Blanchet is doing a Rorschach test here, where no matter what he's looking at he sees Quebec oppression.

Hypothetical question about supply management.

My presumption of Blanchet's answer: "Well, milk and Quebec are not dissimilar."

O'Toole says the Conservatives are the only party with a "recovery plan that includes all Canadians."

Trudeau accuses O'Toole of being "beholden" to the gun-lobby and anti-vaxxers. Moderator cuts him off as the question was about affordability.