VANCOUVER ISLAND

B.C. party leaders to hold live election debate

Published Friday, October 2, 2020 9:56AM PDT Last Updated Friday, October 2, 2020 12:22PM PDT

Horgan, Furstenau and Wilkinson: BC Election

A composite image of three photographs shows BC NDP Leader John Horgan, left, in Coquitlam, B.C., on Sept. 25, 2020; BC Green Party Leader Sonia Furstenau, centre, in Victoria on Sept. 24, 2020; and BC Liberal Party Leader Andrew Wilkinson Pitt Meadows, B.C., on Sept. 24, 2020. (Darryl Dyck, Chad Hipolito / THE CANADIAN PRESS)

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VICTORIA -- Voters in British Columbia will have a chance to watch the leaders of the province's three main political parties debate before the Oct. 24 election.

A consortium of B.C. broadcasters, including CTV News, will hold a live televised leaders debate on Tuesday, Oct. 13.

NDP Leader John Horgan, Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson and Green Leader Sonia Furstenau will square off in the 90-minute debate, which will also air live on radio and online at CTVNewsVancouverIsland.ca and CTVNewsVancouver.ca.

The debate will be moderated by Angus Reid Institute president Shachi Kurl.

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, there will be no live audience present during the debate.

The 2020 BC Leaders Debate is scheduled to start at 6:30 p.m. and run until 8 p.m.