Liberal, Green, and NDP party leaders to participate in televised debate

Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson, Green Leader Sonia Furstenau, and NDP Leader John Horgan (/ Flickr/ Facebook/ Daily Hive)

As BC voters prepare to head to the polls on October 24, the British Columbia Broadcast Consortium will present a debate to air on TV, radio, and digital platforms.

The 90-minute televised debate will take place live on Tuesday October 13, 2020 from 6:30pm to 8 pm, and will feature BC Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson, BC Green Party leader Sonia Furstenau, and BC NDP leader John Horgan.

The conversation will be moderated by Shachi Kurl, president of the non-profit Angus Reid Institute.

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There will be questions directed to the candidates about current issues in BC and the opportunity for head to head debates between the individual party leaders.

Organizers said that due to COVID-19 restrictions, access to the debate location is being strictly controlled and participants will follow public health guidelines. There will be no live audience at the venue.