![]() Scheer said O'Leary has a track record of avoiding debating in French, only entering the leadership race after the party's event in Quebec City in January. Scheer said the format is not the issue for O'Leary. "I have said from the beginning that it is a bad format to have 14 people on stage answering the same question with no back and forth," the statement said. O'Leary issued a statement Monday citing the format of the debate as his reason pulling out of the sold-out event at the Maclab Theatre. Scheer called O'Leary's decision an insult, further demonstrating that the businessman, a former star on CBC's Dragons' Den, is not a serious candidate. Tory leadership debate format frees up candidates for spirited fights on key issues.Kevin O'Leary to skip Edmonton debate, blaming 'terrible' format. ![]() ![]() "There's a number of other candidates now who will have to step up and show that they're the ones that can truly represent us here in Edmonton," said Edmonton Riverbend MP Matt Jeneroux, who is backing the bid of Regina Qu'Appelle MP Andrew Scheer. The decision of Conservative leadership hopeful Kevin O'Leary to skip Tuesday's debate in Edmonton isn't sitting well with former or current Tory MPs in the city. ![]()
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