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Leaders descend on national capital in anticipation of Monday91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s 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 Monday91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s critical English-language leaders debate like high schoolers before an all-important final exam.

Judging by the Liberal party91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s campaign itinerary, though, Justin Trudeau thinks he91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s 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 NDP91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s 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 party91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s long-standing elder statesman. Later today, he91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™ll appear on CBC Radio91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s live call-in show, 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵœCross Country Checkup.91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer and Green Leader Elizabeth May are both either in or en route to the national capital to prepare for Monday night91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s televised debate, arguably the most important event of the campaign so far.

Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet and People91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s 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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