PLUM COULEE, MB

With the notable exception of Bloc Quebecois leader Yves-Francois Blanchet, who said he really didn’t care to get the Mennonite vote, all major party leaders were present at the Plautdietsch language debate in Plum Coulee, Manitoba on Tuesday night.

“That grain elevator was packed with undecided Menno voters trying to pick the lesser evil among the candidates,” said Mennonite political pundit Hans Schmidt. “A good performance in the Plautdietsch debate can mean a huge surge in the polls.”

The debate got off to a slow start with Trudeau struggling to articulate his carbon tax in Plautdietsch, and Scheer fumbling to translate “insurance broker” into the local language.

“It was really disappointing. If you want to be a truly national leader,” said Schmidt, “you’re going to

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