Federal election 2015

A lot, it seems. A new poll puts his NDP miles ahead. Bad news for the Tories and even worse for Trudeau’s Liberals.

Pollsters, pundits and political watchers assessed the campaign so far during our early-morning briefing recorded in Ottawa on Aug. 20

The Tories had refined their recipe for a smooth rally down to a science. But maybe they’ll now need to vet even their most ardent defenders.

Stephen Harper’s former director of communications considers the clash between Conservative faithful and the Parliamentary Press Gallery

The PM’s promise to slash red tape is exactly what the Canadian Federation of Independent Business wants. That’s good politics and iffy policy.

Pharmacare, a seniors strategy, home care: All relegated to passing references. Evan Solomon on the missing heart of the election campaign

Don’t expect federal leaders to get serious about the bubble—they have too much to gain from the status quo, writes Jason Kirby

The Liberals’ double-talk narrative on Mulcair is catching on, but who’s the real linguistic flip-flopper?

It isn’t just Mike Duffy and Ray Novak, says Paul Wells. It’s about the Conservatives’ style of government.

After all that has been said and done, is there really a scandal in the Duffy affair? Here are three points of potential trouble