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Category Television - Global Date 11/13/2006 |
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Global News Alberta Exclusively Broadcasts PC Leadership Debate
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November 15th at 6:30 – 8 p.m. on Global
Viewers Can E-mail Questions to
Note to Editors: Photos from debate available at www.globaltvmedia.com
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( Calgary ) Global News Calgary and Global News Edmonton will be the exclusive broadcaster of the Progressive Conservative (PC) Leadership Debate on Wednesday, November 15 th at 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. The debate airs live from the University of Calgary’s MacEwan Hall, in partnership with the Calgary Herald, CJXX Radio in Grande Prairie and the Calgary Chamber of Commerce.
“Global News has been in the forefront covering the province’s major political news and this debate is the perfect vehicle for us to provide our viewers with access to the PC leadership race,” says Dave Budge, news director of Global Calgary. “This will be a key event since the party leader chosen from this election will ultimately become the most powerful person in Alberta and Global News will be there to document the events.”
All eight leadership candidates will participate in this debate and answer questions from a panel of journalists. The panellists include Global Edmonton News Hour anchor Lynda Steele, Calgary Herald columnist Tom Olsen and CJXX Radio news director Gord Sharp.
Questions will cover four major topics: Rural & Urban Economic Development and Structure, Health, Education, and Environment. The forum will be moderated by PC party president Doug Graham.
Viewers are encouraged to submit questions for the leadership candidates by e-mailing Global News Calgary at globalnews.calgary.com.
The PC leadership candidates are:
- Jim Dinning
- Victor Doerksen
- Dave Hancock
- Gary McPherson
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- Ted Morton
- Mark Norris
- Lyle Oberg
- Ed Stelmach
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About Global Television:
Global Television is owned by CanWest MediaWorks Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of CanWest Global Communications Corp, (CanWest) (NYSE: CWG; TSX: CGS and CGS.A, www.canwestglobal.com). CanWest, an international media company, is Canada's largest media company. In addition to owning the Global Television Network, CanWest is Canada's largest publisher of daily newspapers, and also owns, operates and/or holds substantial interests in conventional television, out-of-home advertising, specialty cable channels, Web sites and radio networks in Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Ireland and the United Kingdom.
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For further information, please contact:
Yvonne Chiang
Global Television
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