OTTAWA, Sept. 27, 2019 /CNW/ - Five national associations have joined forces to organize a "National Housing Debate" taking place Sunday, October 6 from 6 – 7:30pm EST at the Westin Hotel in Ottawa. The following participants have agreed to represent their respective political parties:
- Liberal Party of Canada - Adam Vaughan, Spadina-Fort York (Ontario)
- Conservative Party of Canada – Pierre Poilievre, Carleton (Ontario)
- New Democratic Party of Canada – Angella MacEwen, Ottawa West-Nepean (Ontario)
- Bloc Quebecois – Geneviève Nadeau, Gatineau (Quebec)
- Green Party of Canada – Angela Keller-Herzog, Ottawa Centre (Ontario)
The debate will be moderated by La Presse Bureau Chief Joel-Denis Bellavance, Canadian Press journalist Jordan Press, and Toronto Star columnist Heather Scoffield. It will cover a wide range of issues related to housing and home affordability in Canada. The Debate will feature a number of questions from the moderators, as well as questions from a live audience.
Representatives from the five associations organizing this Debate – the Canadian Housing and Renewal Association, the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness, the Canadian Home Builders' Association, the Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada, and The Canadian Real Estate Association - are also available for comment prior to or after the Debate. Available spokespeople will be sent to all media representatives who RSVP.
SOURCE Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada
Media are invited to attend this Debate in person. If you wish to attend in person, please RSVP by October 3 by sending your name and news organization to Julie McNamara at [email protected], or 613-594-3007 ext. 15.
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