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Candidates running in the Calgary-Lougheed byelection will face off in a debate on Sunday.

The Calgary Leadership Forum will host the event at 2 p.m. at the Braeside community centre.

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Organizer Brian Lee said Tuesday the civic group has invited United Conservative Party Leader Jason Kenney, the NDP’s Phillip van der Merwe, Liberal Leader David Khan and Green Leader Romy Tittel to the debate, with the latter two confirming their attendance.

The NDP campaign told Postmedia that van der Merwe would also participate. The UCP did not respond to a request for comment about whether Kenney will appear.

Lee said Reform party candidate Laura Thorsteinson and Independent Wayne Leslie are also welcome to take part in the forum if they are interested, but perennial social conservative candidate Larry Heather is not invited due to his behaviour in past Calgary Leadership Forum events.

The byelection will be held Dec. 14. It was triggered by the resignation of UCP MLA Dave Rodney to clear a path to the legislature for Kenney, the UCP leader.

jwood@postmedia.com