Quebec election notebook: Some are still debating the English debate
Some are still debating the English debate.
At least four columnists in French-language newspapers on Wednesday focused on whether or not Monday’s English-language televised debate (the first ever in a Quebec election) should have taken place.
In the Journal de Montréal, two writers (Mathieu Bock–Côté and Mario Dumont) suggested the English debate was a mistake that sets a terrible precedent because it put English on the same footing as French.
In Le Devoir, one c
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