Canada Votes 2025: The Debates With FCM

In this episode of Canada Votes 2025: The Debates, host Christopher Brown recaps week four of the federal election campaign, highlighting the recent English and French debates featuring party leaders Carney (Liberal), Poilievre (Conservative), Blanchet (Bloc Québécois), and Singh (NDP). As advance polls open and voters begin making decisions, the episode explores whether municipal issues—like housing, transit, safety, and energy—were meaningfully addressed. A panel from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, including Neal Comeau, Donna Salvati, and Rowena Santos, joins to analyze how the debates resonated with local governments.