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American politics’ big day used to take place in March.
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A vibrant biography of explorer Radisson wins final RBC Taylor prize
Mark Bourrie’s chronicling of Pierre-Esprit Radisson includes cannibalism, a Caribbean shipwreck and the creation of the Hudson’s Bay Company
Why leading crime writer Ann Cleeves’ work is all about her settings
The author of the Shetland and Vera novels calls herself a human geographer. The settings for her stories aren’t, she says, only a ’pretty backdrop to the action.’
Federal election ballots are still counted by hand. It could be a long night.
Campaigns may have gone high tech, but votes are still counted the old fashioned way—one by one on folded paper ballots
How Justin Trudeau and Andrew Scheer could both lose
Stephen Maher: Without a majority, both the Liberal and Conservative leaders will have failed in key ways, and their parties could push for change
The final 338Canada projection: The most uncertain federal election in decades
Philippe J. Fournier: The night before the election, there is no certainty in the numbers. We could end up with the first popular vote and seat split in 40 years.
The Munk debate that never was
Shannon Gormley: In this nasty, empty campaign, how would a debate on foreign policy have gone? Safe to say, pretty badly.
Trudeau’s incredibly close election battle—in 1972
Pierre Trudeau’s biographer talks about how Justin Trudeau’s second campaign looks remarkably like his father’s sophomore run
Innovative Research poll: Who wants a minority government? Lots of Liberals.
Support for a minority government—now the likely outcome—is at 40 per cent, with some voters in every party hoping there’s no majority
A 338Canada projection: If proportional representation was real
Philippe J. Fournier: How would this tight election end if Trudeau had kept his electoral reform promise? With three powerful parties, for starters.