When Andrew Scheer and Justin Trudeau went toe-to-toe
The two main rivals faced off on the topic of social issues. It was one of the most compelling moments of the leaders debate.
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Well, that was helpful
Paul Wells: The one-liners were zinging. But when 11 people share two hours of screen time, it doesn’t leave room for much else.
The irony of the First Nations’ vote
Pam Palmater: Here’s a hard truth about Canadian federal elections. When Indigenous peoples vote, they vote for their next oppressor.
Federal election leaders debate 2019: Full replay
Six federal leaders take part in the English-language portion of a two-night debate
Party leaders don’t own the debates
Patricia Treble: These aren’t leaders’ debates. They’re just the ones onstage. Debate planners who add an apostrophe to the title are making a downright painful mistake.
There is no excuse for mispronouncing Jagmeet Singh’s name
Ishani Nath: Jagmeet Singh is Canada’s first non-white leader of a major political party—yet reporters are still mispronouncing his name
Federal leaders debate: Who is Max Bernier and why is he here?
His policies are controversial and his odds of winning a seat are slim. Here’s a look at the fringe candidate in the show and his platform
Elizabeth May, fighting a war on many fronts
Anne Kingston: The abortion issue is sucking oxygen from the Greens campaign at a time when millions are marching in the streets to protest government inaction on the climate crisis
How the Trudeau government’s Syrian consul fiasco went down
In government, stupid things sometimes happen, an internal report on the Waseem Ramli affair shows. But this was one case where they shouldn’t have.
Andrew Scheer: Canada’s first American prime minister?
Jason Markusoff: The overwhelming majority of voices on this issue largely dismiss this as an inconsequential kerfuffle, but ’tis the season to wail about how hypocritical every politician has become.