OTTAWA – Canada’s main opposition leader repeatedly attacked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a televised debate, in a nearing Oct. 21 election.
Opinion polls showed Andrew Scheer’s Conservatives with a chance of defeating the ruling Liberals, whose campaign stumbled last month after images from years ago emerged showing Trudeau in blackface. Trudeau has repeatedly apologized for the images.
The two-hour debate on Monday has traditionally been regarded as an important way of winning the minds of voters.
“He can’t even remember how many times he put blackface on, because the fact of the matter is he’s always wearing a mask,” said Scheer.
Quebec accounts for 78 of the 338 seats in the House of Commons. The leaders will also face off in a second French-language debate on Thursday.(Reuters)
