Mulcair, and steven harper. Tonights debate will cover four broad subjects at the top of voters minds the Economy Energy and the environment the state of canadas democracy in Foreign Policy and security. Each segment will begin with questions forrom me. Another leader will respond followed by an extended discussion among all the leaders. We will go through that process twice for each of our four subjects. We drew lots to determine the speaking order. Everybody here knows that order but nobody in any of the parties have seen or heard the questions i will be asking tonight. The parties have agreed that at any point i can intervene to direct conversation. Lets begin with our first topic, the economy. This is one subject on everybodys mind as the election approaches, the economy. We have dangerous economic wind flowing in canada. The countrys Economic Health is shaky. We are coming out of a mild recession. Oil prices have slumped, exports are weak. What ottawas proper role in the canada .
We have taken a two track approach. One track is to put in fixes to our Current System knowing that is not the solution. My first trip to phoenix, i sat down at the computer screen and worked the scheduling system myself. It really is a green screen. Like we have to make things simpler for veterans, we have to make things simpler for our employees. Putting fixes into the system is the fastest approach. We are going for an off the shelf system you are going to implement as quickly as possible. We are going to start putting this in place. It will take some time to do it. The third thing we have to do is make sure our people are trained. This is why i am eager to have a simplified system. While there have been things that have gone wrong and we are Holding People accountable for those things, for example, there was a person who manipulated data in georgia who was indicted two weeks ago. As times goes on, these measures of accountability will come out. I believe we have to make things simp
Macarthur. Sunday night at nine with elections coming in october, we will show you a debate among the four National Party leaders in canada. Charles murray argues through the use of technology we can reigned in the power of the federal government. Susan talks about the city and people of nagasaki japan from the morning it was bombed on august 9 two today. We commemorate the 70 a anniversary of the bombing of nagasaki japan and the end of the war in pacific. Later we will visit the American University atomic bomb exhibit with the University Director of studies area our coverage continues with the 2000 documentary on the making of the atomic bomb. Later interviews with two bomb survivors. Get a complete schedule at cspan. Org. Leaders of four canadian Political Parties participated in a debate last night hosted by macleans magazine in toronto. The election for the house of commons is scheduled for october 19. This is about two hours. Mr. Wells the Longest Election Campaign in modern cana
History. Mr. Wells the Longest Election Campaign in modern canadian history has begun. Good evening, im paul wells, the Political Editor of macleans magazine. Im excited about this as you are. We have the leaders of four National Political parties together in one room. We dont know whether that will happen again before you vote. I dont think they know. While they are here, lets make them work. In tleaders are just injure rudeau, elizabeth may, tom harper. And steven tonights debate will cover four broad subjects at the top of voters minds the economy, energy and the environment, the state of canadas democracy, in Foreign Policy and security. Each segment will begin with questions forom me. Another leader will respond, followed by an extended discussion among all the leaders. We will go through that process twice for each of our four subjects. We drew lots to determine the speaking order. Everybody here knows that order, but nobody in any of the parties have seen or heard the questions
Discussion among all the leaders. We will go through that process twice for each of our four subjects. We drew lots to determine the speaking order. Everybody here knows that order, but nobody in any of the parties have seen or heard the questions i will be asking tonight. The parties have agreed that at any point i can intervene to direct conversation. Lets begin with our first topic, the economy. This is one subject on everybodys mind as the election approaches, the economy. We have dangerous economic wind flowing in canada. The countrys Economic Health is shaky. We are coming out of a mild recession. Oil prices have slumped, exports are weak. What is ottawas proper role in the canada . Thats the context of our discussion. Mr. Wells as the luck of the draw would have it, the first question goes to the liberal leader, justin trudea. Mr. Trudeau good evening. Mr. Wells canadians are feeling anxious about the economy. Manufacturing is hurting. The price of oil is down. Your economic pla