The Current

The Current for Oct. 8, 2019

Today on The Current: We’re debating last night’s leaders debate, with a panel of strategists who discuss the winners and losers; plus, we ask some undecided voters whether last night’s performances swayed them in any direction; and we discuss U.S. President Donald Trump’s move to pull troops out of Syria, which one Republican senator has warned could give ISIS fighters “a second lease of life.”
Veteran CBC political reporter and foreign correspondent Laura Lynch is interim host of The Current. (CBC)

Today on The Current: We're debating last night's leaders debate, with a panel of strategists who discuss the winners and losers; plus, we ask some undecided voters whether last night's performances swayed them in any direction; and we discuss U.S. President Donald Trump's move to pull troops out of Syria, which one Republican senator has warned could give ISIS fighters "a second lease of life."

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