Leader debate scrums reportedly cancelled over security concerns

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Published Apr 17, 2025  •  Last updated Apr 18, 2025  •  < 1 minute read
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(L/R) Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Canadian Prime Minister and Liberal Party chief Mark Carney and New Democratic Party Leader Jagmeet Singh speak during the English Federal Leaders Debate broadcast at CBC-Radio-Canada, in Montreal, Canada, on April 17, 2025. April 16 debate was entirely in French. An English-language debate follows today, APril 17. In a distinctly Canadian decision, Wednesday's debate was moved up two hours to minimize a scheduling conflict with the final regular season game of the Montreal Canadiens hockey team, a cherished Quebec institution. Carney's campaign in Quebec has drawn particular scrutiny because of his occasional fumbles in French. (Photo by Adrian Wyld / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ADRIAN WYLD/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
From left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Canadian Prime Minister and Liberal Party chief Mark Carney and New Democratic Party Leader Jagmeet Singh speak during the English Federal Leaders Debate broadcast at CBC-Radio-Canada, in Montreal, Canada, on April 17, 2025. April 16 debate was entirely in French. Photo by Adrian Wyld /GETTY IMAGES

The leader scrums scheduled for after the English-language debate have been abruptly cancelled due to security concerns, CTV News reported on Thursday night.

Details about those security concerns weren’t immediately known.

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It was not immediately clear whether the leaders would reschedule or relocate their own scrums independently.

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