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Politics Insider for Sept. 8, 2021: Here come the attack ads; a call for cheaper phone bills; and debate day number one

Election Image of the Day: Stones were thrown at the Prime Minister during a rowdy campaign stop

Here’s everything you need to know about the first of this week’s two leaders’ debates, from what’s on the agenda to how to watch it live

Politics Insider for Sept. 7, 2021: The Liberals stop their downward spiral; the campaign focuses on guns; and more tough questions for the front-running Tories

Philippe J. Fournier: The latest election projection shows the two main parties deadlocked, though the Conservatives remain the favourites to win the most seats

Stephen Maher: If O’Toole hopes to keep his ’freight train’ on the tracks, he’ll need to address a lot of tough issues about the economy, climate, race and gun control

Terry Glavin: A thousand days after Kovrig and Spavor were imprisoned, we’re in desperate need of moral clarity in Ottawa

Justin Trudeau’s former principal secretary talks to Shannon Proudfoot about why the Liberals ran into trouble, what the early polls missed, and how Canada sees Trudeau

Politics Insider for Sept. 3, 2021: The leaders trade barbs in the French language debate, plus a poll showing voters are still expecting the Liberals to win

Election Image of the Day: The leaders’ stances in the official photo for Thursday’s French-language debate weirdly reflect their campaign personae