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2011年4月25日星期一
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NHL playoffs: Canadiens fall to Boston in double overtime
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2011年4月10日星期日
French leaders debate bumped by NHL playoffs
Politics and hockey went head to head Sunday and, ultimately, pastime of winter the nation held the biggest stick.
The parties and the consortium of broadcasting producing this week televised leaders debates decided to move the French debate - originally scheduled for Thursday - until one day after a conflict has arisen with the NHL playoffs.
The French debate is set for Wednesday at 8 p.m. (et), with the English-language debate set for Tuesday at 7 p.m. (et).
Wednesday was supposed to be a day off.
As any change with the defeat of Canadians of Montreal from the Toronto Maple Leafs Saturday night and the finalization of the annex to the NHL Conference is Play-off.
First match: Montreal Canadians vs. the Boston Bruins Thursday at 7 p.m. et.
A rivalry of old of several decades - at the same time, Federal leaders were programmed to take their French-language debate.
Head of the Bloc Québécois Gilles Duceppe said Sunday morning was there was no point in politicians trying to compete with that.
"I want Quebec to have the same opportunity to listen to the debate which Canadians will have," said Duceppe.
"We all know hockey is very popular in Quebec, and the Canada also and I think it would be a better choice to have this debate Wednesday, so that the people who love hockey and (will be) have the opportunity to see the debate and then listen hockey match Thursday evening"Duceppe told."."
"I think that the ratings are important," Duceppe has continued, but democracy is more important than ratings. ?
The debates are produced and transported by a consortium of broadcasters comprised of the CBC, CTV, Global and TVA in Quebec.
Block sent a letter to the consortium Sunday formally requesting the French debate to move one day to Wednesday, saying that the conflict of programming is "heartbreaking" many québécois.
Duceppe has called the other party leaders to present a United front to pressure the broadcast consortium to make the change - and the other parties were not about to disagree.
Leader of the NDP, Jack Layton said that he suspected "a very large number of people" would choose to watch the match between Montreal and Boston.
"If I was not in this election, I could well make the same decision," he joked.
Dimitri please, spokesman for the Conservative leader Stephen Harper, echoed comment Layton in a post on Twitter Sunday: "these decisions can be found with the television networks." We will be there the day they choose. ?
Martin Cauchon, Liberal candidate in the riding of Montreal in Outremont, told reporters that the Liberals strongly support the debate moved.
"This is important - and we must ensure as many people as possible watch"debates, Cauchon."said."
The two-hour debates will be divided into six segments. Each segment begins with a question asked by a Canadian voter, leading to an individual debate of six minutes between the two leaders, before concluding with an open debate on the same subject.
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