I never thought I’d live to see the day when a Liberal Leader in Canada refused to participate in a French language debate.

Yet, that’s exactly what happened. Mark Carney seemed to <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;agree&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://x.com/stephen_taylor/status/1904258131506676137&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://x.com/stephen_taylor/status/1904258131506676137" target="_blank">agree</a> to join the TVA French-language leaders’ debate on March 24, as he told a reporter, “why not!” – and then backed out several hours later. This led to the debate being <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;cancelled&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://ici.radio-canada.ca/rci/en/news/2150164/canada-election-tva-french-language-debate-cancelled-after-carney-turns-down-invite&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://ici.radio-canada.ca/rci/en/news/2150164/canada-election-tva-french-language-debate-cancelled-after-carney-turns-down-invite" target="_blank">cancelled</a> altogether.

Keeping him from TVA debate means fewer chances for him to go off script{ai:summary}<p>Mark Carney, a Liberal Leader in Canada, initially agreed to participate in a French-language debate but later withdrew, resulting in the cancellation of the event. This decision marks a notable shift in political engagement regarding language issues in Canada. #politics</p>

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