As many as 5,900 alternative designs were sent to Ottawa. (National Archives of Canada) The parliamentary debate on the flag was lengthy and ugly. It consumed 37 sitting days: the Conservatives ...

People can also watch the debate on CBC-TV, stream it online ... someone who has plunged us into a winter election during a national crisis." Stiles still suffers from lack of name recognition ...

Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford, NDP Leader Marit Stiles, Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie and Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner will take part in the televised debate, which runs from 6:30-8 p ...