Debate club argues about... leaders' debates

Former Chief Electoral Officer Jean-Pierre Kingsley says a fixed date election is leading to the erosion of the Canadian political system -- and that the recent debate over the federal leaders' debates is just one consequence of that.

Kingsley makes the case for an independent election debates commissioner to oversee debates and work with parties and media to determine the number and nature of debates.

So what do the parties' key debate negotiators make of Kingsley's call for an independent regulator?

Turns out, Conservative Party campaign spokesperson Kory Teneycke; Anne McGrath, national director of the New Democratic Party; and Liberal debate strategist Rob Silver all say their parties are "open" to the idea of reform. Teneycke, McGrath and Silver join us to defend their parties' differing approaches to debate season.