Legault refuses to participate in English-language debate for Quebec fall election

Quebec’s premier has declined an invitation to take part in an English-language debate in the lead-up to the next provincial election this fall.

The invitation was sent by an English-language media consortium, made up of CBC, CTV, Global and CJAD.

“We have declined invitations for two debates, including one in English,” said Ewans Sauvé, the spokesperson for François Legault.

“One must understand that each debate requires significant and non-negligible preparation time.”

The spokesperson also said Legault would take part in French-language debates organized by TVA and Radio-Canada. 

On Friday, the Parti Québécois also announced it would not participate in the English debate.

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