O’Toole won’t comment on Alberta’s COVID emergency
Politics Insider for Sept. 17, 2021: Questions about Kenney pile up; the Liberals pounce; and Obama backs Trudeau
Ottawa
A live Election 2021 chat with the Maclean’s politics team
Join Maclean’s Ottawa bureau chief Shannon Proudfoot along with Paul Wells on Twitter on election day to hear a discussion with a panel of guests
Kenney declares an emergency, will introduce vaccine passports
Politics Insider for Sept. 16, 2021: A vaccine passport for Alberta; Liberal dreams of a majority; and Chrétien returns
Why Jean Chrétien was addressing that (un-distanced) crowd in Brampton
Election Image of the Day: It’s get-out-the-vote time, when the political stars of yore come out and—evidently—when COVID precautions get thrown to the wind
The latest Election 2021 polling consensus is a shrug emoji
Politics Insider for Sept. 15, 2021: The polls on vaccine politics; Gerald Butts on the end of the race; a loss for Canada
Who won the leaders debate? Everyone, and no one: Poll
A new poll shows that all of the leaders succeeded in rallying their bases (Trudeau appealed especially to Quebecers), but it also finds voters increasingly tuning out
Gerald Butts on the final days of the campaign: ’It’s basically over’
Justin Trudeau’s former principal secretary talks to Shannon Proudfoot about the debate, why the election is all but over, and the ground game that will consume the final days
O’Toole and Trudeau sharpen their tone as election day nears
Politics Insider for Sept. 14, 2021: The gloves come off; taking on hospital protesters; and more Quebec drama
Snapping back must’ve felt good, but Trudeau shouldn’t feed the trolls
Election Image of the Day: Inviting hecklers to block access to hospitals—sarcastically or not—is a bad look for the Liberal leader
A good weekend in the polls for the Liberals
Politics Insider for Sept. 13, 2021: The plot thickens in Quebec; Jody Wilson-Raybould speaks out; NDP platform costing released