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Election Debate

election debate: The event was a spark-free yawner, more of a toe-in-the-water test drive for the pending campaign than a full-fledged election debate. Had the election already been called as I suspect organizers were expecting when they chose the date the atmosphere may have been far different, according to The Chronicle Herald. Meanwhile, the spinners and whiners had a chance to see their favourite leader in action, with observers getting an idea of where the campaign messaging will be headed once the official writ is dropped and There was a super-sized serving of politicians, candidates, party loyalists, flacks and hacks at the Halifax Chamber of Commerces Face-to-Face Chat with Nova Scotias three party leaders on Wednesday. With a lengthy list of pre-election funding announcements already unveiled, its getting down to decision time for Premier Darrell Dexter and the governing NDP party. They have just about shot their bolt of pre-campaign ammunition and need to either get the show on the road, or stand down in favour of a later election. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.