A night of barbs, snipes and yes, policy
Politics Insider for Sept. 13: Highlights from the #FirstDebate, how Scheer, Singh and May performed, and more
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What Elizabeth May had to do at the debate was less than she did
Anne Kingston: After faux-shaking Justin Trudeau’s hand, May needed to establish that a Green vote was a credible alternative
9 must-see moments from the 2019 National Leaders Debate
Andrew Scheer, Elizabeth May and Jagmeet Singh challenged each other on big, powerful issues—and, of course, directed fire at the prime minister who wasn’t in the room
Federal leaders bow to Francois Legault on Bill 21
Legault asked them to stay out of legal challenges ’forever.’ For now, none of them will get in his way
Jagmeet Singh’s moment to shine—and get a little angry
The NDP leader was at his most compelling when he was mad, and standing up for a cause. It helped him emerge from the first debate looking like the winner.
Andrew Scheer glowers at the Man Who Wasn’t There
It should be easy to look prime ministerial when the Prime Minister isn’t at the debate. But Scheer couldn’t quite pull it off.
Starting at the end: the closing statements tell a lot about tonight’s debate
Scheer aimed to highlight trust-plus-affordabilty, while May declared the status quo obsolete. But Singh hit his marks most consistently with his focus on fighting the power.
The U.S. democratic primary debate versus the Canadian federal leaders debate
Jaime J. Weinman: The U.S. debate was like Saturday Night Live, while the Canadian debate, appropriately enough, was more like SCTV
The Elizabeth May show and the first leaders debate
Stephen Maher: While Scheer hit a wall with his climate plan and Singh came up short on policy detail, the Green leader, an experienced debater, took over
National Leaders Debate 2019: Behind-the-scenes photos
An inside look at the first debate of the 2019 federal election through photos