CBC Manitoba to host Winnipeg mayoral candidates debate on Oct. 19

CBC Manitoba will host a live Winnipeg mayoral candidates debate on the evening of Oct. 19, one week before the Oct. 26 civic election.

The debate will air from approximately 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. CT live on CBC TV andCBC Radio. It will also be available online at the CBC Manitoba website, onCBC Gem and onCBC Manitoba's Facebook page.

Information Radio hostMarcy Markusa will moderate the debate, which offers anopportunity for votersto learn more about those whomight become Winnipeg's next mayor, andwhere they stand on the matters that are most important to you.

To that end, CBC Manitoba will limit participationin the debate to those candidates who are polling above 10 per cent, factoring in the margin of error, by the end of September, when the next professionally conducted public opinion poll will be released.

The reason for doing so is pragmatic. To best serve our audiences, we need to explore the issues and candidates' ideas with the depth that they deserve. Including all eligiblecandidates in the debate would limit the opportunity to do that.

As of the close of nominations on Tuesday afternoon, 11 mayoral candidates were eligible to appear on the ballot:Idris Adelakun, Rana Bokhari, ChrisClacio, Scott Gillingham,KevinKlein, ShaunLoney, Jenny Motkaluk, Glen Murray, Robert-FalconOuellette, Rick Shoneand Don Woodstock.

This debateis just one part of CBC Manitoba's broaderelection coverage.

CBC has extensively covered the mayoral race since May 1, the first day mayoral candidates were eligible to register their campaigns, including reportingmajor policy announcements on all CBC platforms. CBC'scoverage will continue throughout October.

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CBC will also do feature broadcast interviews with all of the mayoral candidates, whichwill air on television, radio and online in early October.