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As it happened: The 2022 French-language Conservative leadership debate

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The Conservative Party of Canada leadership hopefuls debated face-to-face in French, in Laval, Que. on May 25. It was the second of two party-sanctioned debates organized as part of the 2022 leadership race. 

Here are our reporters' real-time updates as the debate unfolded.

 

 

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