Politics Insider for Oct. 1: Halfway into the campaign, we tell you where the leaders have gone, break down Canada’s rural-urban divide, and keep waiting for a Tory platform
This campaign isn’t being fought in bedrock Conservative Canada. If you’re a right-leaning voter in a safe riding, don’t expect a bus to roll up near you.
Philippe J. Fournier: In the least populated ridings, Conservatives dominate voting intentions by 16 points. In the most populated, Liberals are up by 26 points.
Christina Gonzales: The reporting of Trudeau’s blackface shed light on one of Canada’s biggest diversity challenges—there aren’t enough people of colour in journalism
Election Image of the Day: The NDP leader meant to poke holes in Liberal and Conservative records on climate change. But his props were lacking somewhat in production value.