Canadians had another opportunity to hear what federal party leaders had to say on a variety of topics.
The party leaders gathered again Thursday evening at Maison de Radio-Canada in Montreal for an English-language debate, moderated by Steve Paikin.
The discussion was led off by tariffs. Jagmeet Singh of the NDP reflected on his time living in Windsor. He called the tariff issue a "betrayal", and accused Carney of not having priorities straight when it came to protecting Canadian workers.
The impact of those tariffs is that we've lost jobs in steel, aluminum, and the auto sector," said Singh. "You showed us your priorities, you made a tax cut to millionaires, but you didn't have time to increase the amount workers get on EI."
Carney responded by reiterating a point about how the trade relationship with Canada's closest trading partner and ally may have changed forever.
Affordability was another subject, namely with the cost of housing. Carney said the housing crisis was one of the reasons why he entered the race.
"We need to build houses at a rate we haven't seen since the end of the Second World War," said Carney. "I am focused on increasing the supply of homes and doing it in a way that uses Canadian technology in modular, prefabricated housing, that uses Canadian lumber including reinforced timber, and uses Canadian workers."
Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet responded by accusing Carney of being too close to former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
"You claim to be very different than Mr. Trudeau, now the point is to show you are any better then Mr. Trudeau," said Blanchet. "You say you are a great negotiator. You have to prove something, and you have to reveal what you own in those companies if you want people to believe you."
Public safety was also discussed, with all the leaders agreeing that fentanyl is a major issue in Canada.
Pierre Poilievre of the Conservative Party brought up his campaign theme of change after ten years of Liberal rule. He said that a Tory government will keep certain offenders from going back out on the streets.
"We will bring in life sentences for traffickers of fentanyl, human beings, and guns, and we will secure our borders to keep the illegal substances out."
Singh responded by saying that while offenders must be punished, the idea is to keep crime from happening in the first place.
"How do we stop crime before it happens? Much of the violent crime that is committed is committed by illegal handguns and firearms that come across the border, and the way we need to do that is by having stronger border security," said Singh.
When the subject was changed to energy and climate change, all leaders agreed that the environment needed to be protected, but Blanchet called the notion of clean oil and gas a "fairy tale".
The final area was crisis management, with the candidates' views on health care, support for Ukraine, and the Hamas-Israel conflict. Carney said Canada will remain a supporter of the Ukrainian defence effort.
"Canadians have stepped up welcoming Ukrainians in their homes and supporting them in any way," said Carney. "We have to stand by them, we have to be there, and this government will support them."
Poilievre addressed the war in Gaza, insisting that terrorism is not welcome under any circumstances.
"We need to defeat the terrorists so that all the peoples of the world can live in peace and defend the right of, yes, Palestinians, to have their own lives free from the oppression of Hamas dictators and Iranian intervention; while Israel has the ability to live in freedom and peace. But we need to get back to the Canadian tradition, which is when people come to this country, we leave the foreign conflicts behind."
The leaders debated in French on Wednesday evening.
The debate took place as various polls continued to show the Liberals in the lead, with the Conservatives not far behind, and the NDP, Bloc, and Greens slowly trending up.
Green Party co-leaders Elizabeth May and Jonathan Pedneault were not invited to participate in either debate, after the Leaders' Debate Commission said the party did not nominate candidates in enough ridings.
The election is Monday, April 28.