wells: justin trudeau, you get the last word. mr. trudeau: mr. harper has spent millions of dollars convincing you i am not ready for this job. are, they pose an important question. how can you decide whether someone is ready to be your prime minister? here's what i think. in order to know somebody is ready for the job, ask them what they want to do with the job. why they want it in the first place. i'm a 43-year-old father of three kids and i love them deeply. i want them to grow up in the best country in the world. one weekend all be proud of -- one we can all be proud of. i learned from my father, to lead this country, you have to love this country. more than you crave power. it needs to run through your veins. to feel it in your bones. mr. harper and i part ways on many issues, but our differences go deeper than just policy. is dead wrong about one thing. he wants you to believe better just isn't possible. i think that is wrong. we are who we are. candidate is what it is -- it is because we know better is always possible. an economy that work

prime minister harper and thomas mulcair justin trudeau, elizabeth may. the lecture is set for october 19, making this the longest campaign in modern canadian history. mr. wells: the longest election campaign in modern canadian history has begun. good evening, i'm paul wells the political editor of maclean's magazine. i'm excited about this as you are. we have the leaders of four national political parties together in one room. we don't know whether that will happen again before you vote. i don't think they know. while they are here, let's make them work. the leaders are just injuredin t rudeau elizabeth may tom mulcair, and steven harper. tonight's debate will cover four broad subjects at the top of voters' minds -- the economy energy and the environment the state of canada's 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 speaki

that question goes to justin trudeau. mr. trudeau making difficult decisions all the work abroad, -- on the war abroad supporting the anti-terrorism legislation in parliament, even though you say you would change it later. why do these issues raised the most persistent questions about your judgment? mr. trudeau: the fact is the government of canada and the prime minister is elected to do two things by part -- by canadians. the first is to keep us safe. the second is to uphold and defend our rights and freedoms. mr. harper does not think we need to do anything more to protect our rights and freedoms. and mr. muclcair doesn't think we need to do anything more on security. the liberal party is very clear. we need to do both of them together. we supported that legislation because there were since -- specific elements in there that immediately protect canadian security and were committed to repealing the problematic elements that have been highlighted and bringing in the proper oversight. that would make sure that we are protectin

wells: justin trudeau, you get the last word. mr. trudeau: mr. harper has spent millions of dollars convincing you i am not ready for this job. are, they pose an important question. how can you decide whether someone is ready to be your prime minister? here's what i think. in order to know somebody is ready for the job, ask them what they want to do with the job. why they want it in the first place. i'm a 43-year-old father of three kids and i love them deeply. i want them to grow up in the best country in the world. one weekend all be proud of -- one we can all be proud of. i learned from my father, to lead this country, you have to love this country. more than you crave power. it needs to run through your veins. to feel it in your bones. mr. harper and i part ways on many issues, but our differences go deeper than just policy. is dead wrong about one thing. he wants you to believe better just isn't

mulcair and justin trudeau at the moment and i think justin's boxing photo op showed where he came out swinging. mulcair at the start didn't seem to get his point across as much but as the debate went on he seemed to feel more relaxed. he looked better. he looks more common you is getting his point across better. >> i thought it took him longer than expected to make his stride and i thought harper hasn't been as aggressive. we will be back surely with more from our panel and as we return to the debate our viewers tuning in across the country hears toronto at seneca college. >> we have reached the halfway point of this maclean's national leaders today. in next topic in canada's democracy how it works why doesn't always work as well as we hoped. >> is surprising how much time we spend in recent years debating the institutions of canadian democracy. canada is a mess. can we clean it up? can we shut it down and is that even possible? there are serious questions how it provides a wealth of voters. is it time to replace our electoral -- how can we fix the quorum in the house of commons? and

. >> the toronto sun takes aim at justin trudeau. saying if you want peace, prepare for war. the writer criticizing comments by justin trudeau, that canada should not be involved in the fight for i.s.i.l. the writer calls i.s.i.l. the most vicious groups. >> the times of oman says u.s. presidential candidates are too fixated on china. the evaluation of yuan. they are using china's recent economic moves as talking points. there are other reasons to be critical of china, including incursions in the south china see. an airport in india becomes the first to be powered entirely by solar energy. engineers built the project with 46,000 channels and flicked the switch today. >> reporter: this airport is known for temple-like architecture and being the biggest supporter in terms of international traffic. ask anyone about environmental break through, this is the reaction you'll get. >> i say you're bluffing. you're serious. >> i'm very surprised and even the man behind the idea was unaware what he was going. it is unique. >> we thought why are we not going for this. so the whole idea c

justin trudeau. difficultad to make decisions on wars and security. opposing the international action against isil. antiterrorismm -- bills in parliament. the government of canada and prime minister is expected to do two things to read the first is to keep us safe and to uphold and freedoms. mr. harper doesn't think we need to do anything more to protect rights and freedoms. tair doesn't think we need to do anything more on security. we must do both of them. we supported the legislation because there were specific elements that immediately and concretely protect canadian security. we are committed to revealing the problematic elements highlighted and bringing in the proper oversight that our allies have. protectinge we are and bringing in sunset and review clause. narrowing and specifying the definitions. we encourage the government to bring insignificant amendments that removed a number of problematic elements. we will continue to be productive and constructive in not pretending there is a political choice to be made. perhaps it was naive. perhaps th

i think justin trudeau clear and concise, the clear winner of the first and. thomas mulcair, second round, serious. i've split the first two. it's a bit of a wash after the first period. spin i think mulcaire as a challenge not going to bug nation's damage. i think he's managed that so far. most of the tough talking hs come between trudeau and harper. >> initiated by trudeau as well. >> i will have to agree with justin -- there is a split at the moment and i think the photo walk this morning showed him coming out swinging. mulcair at the star didn't seem to get his point across that as the debate went on he felt more relaxed. he looks better, more calm. >> i thought it took him a little longer to make his stride. harper hasn't been as aggressive. we will be back shortly with more. as we returned to the debate, hello to our viewers tuning in across the country. we have reached the halfway point of the maclean's national leaders debate. our next topic of conversation is canada's democracy -- how it works and why it doesn't always work as well as we hope. >> that

justin trudeau you get the last word. >> mr. harper has spent millions of dollars on attack ads trying to convince you i am not ready for this job. silly as they are they pose an important question. how can you decide whether someone is ready to be your prime minister? here is what i think. in order to know if someone is ready for this job ask them what they want to do with this job. i have three children and want them to grow up in the world where we can be proud of. you need to love this country. it needs to run through your veins and feel it in your bones. mr. harper and i part way on many issues. but the differences go deeper than policy. mr. harper is dead wrong about one thing. we wants you to believe better isn't possible. well i think that is wrong. we are who we have. a country that work for the middleal class is a country that works for everyone. the world needs more of those things and after ten years of harper so do we. that is why i am in this. >> thank you, mr. trudeau. >> this concludes the first debate of this ca

wells: justin trudeau, you get the last word. mr. trudeau: mr. harper has spent millions of dollars convincing you i am not ready for this job. silly as they are, they pose an important question. how can you decide whether someone is ready to be your prime minister? here's what i think. in order to know somebody is ready for the job, ask them what they want to do with the job. why they want it in the first place. i'm a 43-year-old father of three kids and i love them deeply. i want them to grow up in the best country in the world. one weekend all be proud of -- one we can all be proud of. i learned from my father, to lead this country, you have to love this country. more than you crave power. it needs to run through your veins. you need to feel it in your bones. mr. harper and i part ways on many issues, but our differences go deeper than just policy. mr. harper is dead wrong about one thing. he wants you to believe better just isn't possible. i think that is wrong. we are who we are. candidate is what it is -- canada is what it is because we kno

the leaders are justin trudeau, elizabeth may, tom mulcair, and steven harper. tonight's debate will cover four broad subjects at the top of voters' minds -- the economy, energy and the environment, the state of canada's democracy, in foreign policy and security. each segment will begin with questions from me. another leader will respond,

wells: justin trudeau, you get the last word. mr. trudeau: mr. harper has spent millions of dollars convincing you i am not ready for this job. are, they pose an important question. how can you decide whether someone is ready to be your prime minister? here's what i think. in order to know somebody is ready for the job, ask them what they want to do with the job. why they want it in the first place. i'm a 43-year-old father of three kids and i love them deeply. i want them to grow up in the best country in the world. one weekend all be proud of -- one we can all be proud of. i learned from my father, to lead this country, you have to love this country. more than you crave power. it needs to run through your veins. to feel it in your bones. mr. harper and i part ways on many issues, but our differences go deeper than just policy. is dead wrong about one thing. he wants you to believe better just isn't possible. i think that is wrong. we are who we are. candidate is what it is -- it is because we know better is always possible. an economy that work

justin trudeau. mr. trudeau: mr. mulcair has been somewhat inconsistent on pipelines to -- on pipelines. he will say he supports the pipeline and in french he said it was out of the question. that kind of inconstancy is in the kind of leadership we need. you can't say one thing and english and another in french. the fact is that we need to restore public trust in our ability as a government to create a level playing field on which opponents of a project can acquire social license, gain public trust, to make sure that the right partnerships are in place, and to make sure that the right partnerships are in place -- the scientific oversight are protecting canadians. this is about not just doing right by our environment, it's also doing right by future generations. i have three kids and i know i want them to grow up in the country as fresh and pure and clean as canada was, as we remember it. for that to take hold, we have to have a government that is demonstrating leadership. understand that you cannot make a choice betw

he will face off with the new thecratic party leader, liberal party leader justin trudeau, and the green party leader elizabeth may. that is from toronto he or at 8:00 eastern here on c-span. on q&a, kevint orr talks about overseeing the ingest municipal bankruptcy u.s. history. >> if detroit had taken that in 2005, 2006 when the stock market went down to exceed 700 and had fund,nvested in an index the stock market is now at 18,000. that not only would have tripled their money. they would have paid the pensions in full and gotten back to business of what is called the 13th check. it used to be giving the pensioners the 13th check at the end of the year. it could have fixed itself if there'd been sober management going forward, just like any organization in the united days. if you have strong, focused leadership, you can resolve these problems. q&a.nday night on c-span's >> this morning, veterans affairs secretary robert mcdonald sat down to discuss the vba improvingh medical care and other services for veterans. this is 45 minutes. [applause] >> thank you very much for coming in. mcdonal

harper andter thomas mulcair, justin trudeau, elizabeth may. for octoberis set 19, making this the longest campaign in modern canadian history. mr. wells: the longest election campaign in modern canadian history has begun. good evening, i'm paul wells, the political editor of maclean's magazine. i'm excited about this as you are. we have the leaders of four national political parties together in one room. we don't know whether that will happen again before you vote. i don't think they know. while they are here, let's make them work. in tleaders are just injure rudeau, elizabeth

trudeau and green party leader elizabeth may. earlier this week prime minister harper called for the election to be held on october 19th kicking off one of the longest campaigns in modern canadian history. the debate will be live on c-span and c-span radio at 8:00 p.m. >>> this weekend on the c-span networks politics books, and american history. saturday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span congressional profiles with four freshman members. pennsylvania democrat brenton boyle, louisiana republican ralph abraham, michigan democrat, brenda lawrence, and new jersey republican tom mccarther. and sunday night at 9:00 with elections in october we'll show you a debate among the four national party leaders in canada. on c-span2 saturday night at 10:00 eastern on book tv's after words, charles murray argues through the u.s. of technology, we can reign in the power of the federal government and sunday evening at 7:00, susan talks about the city and people of nagasaki, japan, from the morning it was bombed on august 9th, 1945, to today. this wee