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Politics Insider for Sept. 23: Promises to cut taxes and phone bills bring us back to politics as usual

Philippe J. Fournier: It’s too soon to see the full effect of Trudeau’s crisis, with a still very tight race and much uncertainty in the model. Beware the daily noise.

Sarmishta Subramanian: If inequality and a fair chance for all are our underlying concerns, the uproar about Trudeau’s brownface photos is just a sideshow

Election Image of the Day: Visible minority supporters are deflecting a lot of the heat on the Liberal leader over his blackface escapades

How did Maxime Bernier get into the commission debates? Believe it or not, it all starts with Brad Trost.

Politics Insider for Sept. 20: Now there’s a video too, Trudeau’s diverse cabinet reacts and Singh’s big moment

The defence minister says he’s ’seen a lot of lip service,’ and after their ’meaningful’ talk, can tell that Trudeau is sorry about the blackface incidents

Stephen Maher: If the momentum shifts, the NDP will suddenly be competitive in urban seats, while Tories can hope for the splits they need in the suburbs

Election Image of the Day: Justin Trudeau’s ’brownface’ debacle turned all eyes on the NDP leader. Without question, he rose to the occasion.

Politics insider for Sept. 19: The photo, the fallout and the folly of Trudeau’s brownface disgrace