Shannon Proudfoot: Canadians were fed up even before the pandemic. That election didn’t help.
Paul Wells: Why does it feel like the country isn’t any better off after this election? Perhaps because the problems Canada faces demand hard choices, and modern election campaigns reward denial and emojis.
Jen Gerson: Let Justin Trudeau and the Liberals eat every morsel of cake coming to them, because time and circumstances are finally on your side.
Opinion: We are entering what needs to be the most intensive period of carbon reduction planning in our country’s history. Canadians are ready.
Politics Insider for Sept. 22, 2021: The health minister is out in Alberta; questions about Trudeau and O’Toole; the new kids on Parliament Hill
Stephen Maher: Elections allow us to get a better read on what the public wants. And the results—and where the parties moved—point to a clear trend.
Pam Palmater: The election result is yet another sign that Canada is becoming fertile ground for far-right groups
After calling a snap election halfway through his term, Trudeau has managed to clinch another minority government
Politics Insider for Sept. 21, 2021: Trudeau maintains his grip; O’Toole has some problems; and Legault is stymied
Jagmeet Singh nudged up his party’s seat count, but must still figure out a way to differentiate his New Democrats from the Liberals
Marie-Danielle Smith: For a while there it seemed possible that his more-centrist policy direction would see him win over swing voters in a way that his predecessor couldn’t
Singh: ‘We will continue to make sure you are first, your families are taken care of, that your needs are met. That’s what New Democrats are all about.’