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Justin Ling: In the first French-language leaders debate, Trudeau and O’Toole bent over backwards to pitch themselves as the PM who’d spend the most and do the least

Election Image of the Day: Some campaign mishaps work in your favour

Paul Wells: Two parties have managed to get at least part of their platforms costed and cleared for public release by the PBO, but not the third?

Philippe J. Fournier: The Conservatives are ahead, say the polls. But they also tell us that many voters believe Justin Trudeau will remain in power after the election.

Politics Insider for Sept. 2, 2021: The end of the Ford-Trudeau truce; the Liberal platform drops; and preparations for the French-language leaders debate

Stephen Maher talks to Philippe J. Fournier about the challenge now facing O’Toole, the big Quebec factor, and why the Liberals might have one more minority in them

Paul Wells: Dozens of half-baked policy directions meant to reach out to dozens of interest communities. It’s a blueprint for incoherence and lousy government.

Election Image of the Day: The aura around Masai Ujiri remains intact, making him a magnet to a certain federal leader who’s been attracting the wrong kind of crowd

Justin Ling: The Liberals’ platform offers little to tackle Canada’s most deadly epidemic

Politics Insider for Sept. 1, 2021: Things are looking worse than 2019, say Liberal campaigners; O’Toole as working class champion; and taking on house flippers