Opinion

Justin Ling: Both the NDP and Conservatives are taking seriously the idea that we need many, many new homes. The Liberals are, clearly, not.

Stephen Maher: The Liberals may be in control, but if O’Toole keeps pitching himself as a policy nerd with a detailed plan, swing voters might buy what he is selling

Andrew MacDougall: Misdirected or misfiring Liberal attacks are quickly becoming a thing in this unnecessary election, and it does not suit the party or the PM

Bruce Anderson: The federal election has more imponderables than any election I can remember in four decades. The biggest mystery may be who will turn out to vote.

Stephen Maher: A front-running candidate with a big polling advantage lost during a summer pandemic election. It should give Justin Trudeau pause.

Stephen Maher: There are ways Canada can help around the world. But we should recognize that we do not make good occupying soldiers and stop trying to do it.

Andrew MacDougall: The PM calls it the most important election since 1945. So it seems odd to bunt instead of swing for the fences on Day One or Two of the campaign.

Scott Gilmore: Trudeau went to Rideau Hall because he wants to be Prime Minister a little longer. If he wanted to really do something, he would have been in a crisis ops room.

Justin Ling: The PM often says there’s ’always more to do’, but after six years in power it’s worth asking why—and what work has really gotten done at all?

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