How to tune in to Canada Reads 2022
The debates take place March 28-31

Canada Reads will take place March 28-31, 2022.
Here are all the ways you can tune into the debates.
ON RADIO: Canada Reads will air on CBC Radio at 11:05 a.m. ET, CST, MT, PT; at 1:05 p.m. in AT, and at 1:35 p.m. in Newfoundland and Labrador. It will replay at 8 p.m. local time and 8:30 p.m. in Newfoundland and Labrador.
ON TV: CBC TV will broadcast Canada Reads at 1 p.m. ET, CST, MT, PT; at 2 p.m. in AT, and at 2:30 p.m. in Newfoundland and Labrador.
ONLINE: CBC Books will livestream the debates at 11 a.m. ET on CBCBooks.ca, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Gem. The debates will be available to replay online each day. The livestreams on YouTube and Facebook will be available to watch outside Canada.
- DAY ONE: CBC Books, CBC Gem, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter
- DAY TWO: CBC Books, CBC Gem, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter
- DAY THREE: CBC Books, CBC Gem, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter
- FINALE: CBC Books, CBC Gem, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter
PODCAST: Listen to the debates as a podcast on CBC Listen. The episode will be posted each day after the live airing.
The Canada Reads 2022 contenders
- Christian Allaire champions Five Little Indians by Michelle Good
- Malia Baker champions Scarborough by Catherine Hernandez
- Tareq Hadhad champions What Strange Paradise by Omar El Akkad
- Suzanne Simard champions Life In the City of Dirty Water by Clayton Thomas-Müller
- Mark Tewksbury champions Washington Black by Esi Edugyan
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