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Watch: Brantford—Brant South candidates debate

The five candidates in the Brantford—Brant South federal by-election met for a debate at Rogers TV on Monday, November 9 — and you can now watch the full recording.

The debate was organized by the Chamber of Commerce Brantford-Brant and the Brantford Home Builders’ Association, and recorded for broadcast on Rogers TV in the days leading up to Election Day.

On stage: Kevin Davis (Conservative), Joy O’Donnell (Liberal), Dave Carrol (Independent), Brad Ward (NDP) and Kathryn Kissinger (Green).

A note on the timing: nominations for the by-election don’t close until Monday, November 16 at 2:00 p.m., so the people on stage are the candidates named so far — not necessarily the full field voters will choose from on December 7.

Voting day is Monday, December 7, 2026. Advance polls run November 27–30, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. You can also vote early at the local Elections Canada office until December 1 at 6 p.m.

Meet all five candidates: https://brantvotes.ca/2026-by-election/

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