HALIFAX DEBATE

Media Scenario Subject to Change (French version available on request)

Date Sunday, March 3 2013 Registration opens: 11:30am Doors open: 11:45am Pre-show: 12:45pm 1:00pm (airs live at liberal.ca) Debate: 1:00pm 3:00pm (airs live at liberal.ca) Scrums: 3:15pm 3:45pm (airs live at liberal.ca) Kenneth C. Rowe Heritage Hall Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 1055 Marginal Road Halifax (NS) B3H 4P7 LPC Media Contact On-Site: Sarah Bain (sbain@liberal.ca , 613-297-9115) LPC Media Contact until March 1: Nomie Julien (njulien@liberal.ca) David Bertschi Media contact: Kevin Chalmers (kchalmers@whitetigerconsulting.ca , 604-616-4699) Martin Cauchon Media contact: Fabrice Rivault (fabrice@martincauchon.ca , 514-806-3460) Deborah Coyne Media contact: Nick Pullen (nick.pullen@gmail.com , 416-414-1711) Marc Garneau Media contact: Anne Dawson (anne@marcgarneau.ca , 613-979-0513) Martha Hall Findlay Media contact: Tom Hayes (tom.hayes@growthworks.ca, 902-441-3827) Karen McCrimmon Media contact: Rhonda Pond (rpond@live.ca , 613-325-1339) Joyce Murray Media contact: Brenden Johnstone (media@joycemurray.ca , 613-796-6940) Justin Trudeau Media Contact: Kate Monfette (katem@justin.ca, 514-589-8487) Wifi and Feedbox Note: No desks will be available in the room Debate Style Candidate one-on-one debates o Candidate A asks Candidate B a question o Candidate B answers, followed by open debate between the two o 16 one-on-one interactions: The first half about the policy themes below (Thematic one-onones), the second half about any topic of the candidates choosing (Open one-on-ones) Candidates debate in groups of three o Questions from the audience and from the moderator o Each of the three candidates answer, followed by open debate between the three Closing statements 1) Regional Development / Dveloppement rgional 2) Womens Issues / Enjeux concernant les femmes 3) Agriculture and Rural Affairs / Affaires agricoles et rurales 4) Health Care / Soins de sant 5) Job Creation / Cration demplois 6) Defence / Dfense 7) Foreign Policy / Politique trangre Moderator: Bernadette Clment (Bilingual, City councillor in Cornwall, Former Liberal candidate , OLP Leadership Co-Chair and Moderator) LPC representatives on-site: LPC President Mike Crawley LPC National Director Ian McKay

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Show (on-air) Welcome to TV audience Moderator Start of Thematic one-on-ones Moderator Candidate one-on-one Marc Garneau asks Martha Hall Findlay Candidate one-on-one Justin Trudeau asks Deborah Coyne Candidate one-on-one Joyce Murray asks Karen McCrimmon Candidate one-on-one Martin Cauchon asks David Bertschi Candidate one-on-one Deborah Coyne asks Joyce Murray Candidate one-on-one David Bertschi asks Marc Garneau Candidate one-on-one Martha Hall Findlay asks Martin Cauchon Candidate one-on-one Karen McCrimmon asks Justin Trudeau Start of Open one-on-ones Moderator Candidate one-on-one David Bertschi asks Martin Cauchon Candidate one-on-one Marc Garneau asks Joyce Murray Candidate one-on-one Deborah Coyne asks Martha Hall Findlay Candidate one-on-one Martin Cauchon asks Karen McCrimmon Candidate one-on-one Joyce Murray asks Justin Trudeau Candidate one-on-one Karen McCrimmon asks David Bertschi Candidate one-on-one Martha Hall Findlay asks Deborah Coyne Candidate one-on-one Justin Trudeau asks Marc Garneau Start of Groups of Three Moderator Group 1 Debate Martha Hall Findlay, Justin Trudeau, Martin Cauchon Group 2 Debate Deborah Coyne, David Bertschi, Karen McCrimmon Group 3 Debate David Bertschi, Martha Hall Findlay, Joyce Murray Group 4 Debate Karen McCrimmon, Martha Hall Findlay, Marc Garneau Group 5 Debate Marc Garneau, Joyce Murray, Deborah Coyne, Group 6 Debate Justin Trudeau, Joyce Murray, Martin Cauchon Group 7 Debate Karen McCrimmon, Justin Trudeau, Deborah Coyne Group 8 Debate Marc Garneau, Martin Cauchon, David Bertschi Start of Closing Statements Moderator Closing Statement 1 David Bertschi Closing Statement 2 Karen McCrimmon Closing Statement 3 Justin Trudeau Closing Statement 4 Deborah Coyne Closing Statement 5 Martha Hall Findlay Closing Statement 6 Marc Garneau Closing Statement 7 Martin Cauchon Closing Statement 8 Joyce Murray Wrap-Up Moderator Scrums (bottom of the stage) Deborah Coyne Marc Garneau Joyce Murray Martin Cauchon Karen McCrimmon David Bertschi Justin Trudeau Martha Hall Findlay