CBC's Rosemary Barton to be among federal debate moderators

The location and moderators have been named for the upcoming federal election debates in October. The English debate will take place Oct. 7 and the French Oct. 10, both at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que.

"The Canadian Museum of History's purpose is to enhance Canadians' knowledge and understanding of the events, experiences, people and objects that shape Canada's identity," Jennifer McGuire, editor in chiefof CBC News and member of the of the Canadian Debate Production Partnership (CDPP), said in a statement.

Each debate will have five journalists involved. For the English debate, they will be:

• Rosemary Barton, CBC News
• Susan Delacourt, Toronto Star
• Dawna Friesen, Global News
• Lisa LaFlamme, CTV News
• Althia Raj, HuffPost Canada

Each moderator will guide a different part of the debate.

For the French debate, the moderatorwill bePatrice Roy from Radio-Canada, with the participation of:

• Hlne Buzzetti, Le Devoir
• Patricia Cloutier, Le Soleil
• Franois Cardinal, La Presse
• Alec Castonguay, L'actualit

Details of the areas of questioning have not yet been released.

The CDPPsays all of the federal leaders invited to participate have accepted:Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Bloc Qubcois Leader Yves-FranoisBlanchet and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May.

People's Party Leader Maxime Bernier did notmeet one of the criteria set out by the Leaders' Debates Commission to participate in the televised debates specifically, that his party isn't represented in the House of Commons by an MPwho was elected as a member of that party. Bernier was elected as a Conservative in 2015. He left to start his ownparty after a failedConservative Party leadership run.

The debates will be carried by a consortium of major television broadcasters, including CBC.