CanadaAbacus asks the big questions: Which leader would you let babysit?Abacus Data asks some unique questions to get insight into the lighter side of politics: how Canadians perceive our leaders
OttawaAbacus Data poll: Mulcair’s mystery is a double-edged swordAs part of a wide-ranging poll about the leaders’ images, Abacus Data finds ’both vulnerability and potential’ in the NDP leader’s numbers
OttawaAbacus poll: Election race tightens as NDP support slipsNew data finds the race is the closest it’s been between the three federal parties since May
Economic analysisWhy the NDP’s exact plan for the corporate tax rate mattersIf Mulcair keeps his promises on the budget and the corporate tax rate, it’s unclear how an NDP government could avoid spending cuts
OttawaIn the teeth of market turmoil, Mulcair pledges balanced budgetBut Tom Mulcair’s audacious pledge comes in the wake of far more cautious promises from the NDP’s star recruit
PoliticsElection 2015: Political leaders interacting with peopleAfter the shoutiness during a Conservative election event, Tom Mulcair is heckled in Winnipeg. How should party leaders deal with the common man?
OttawaAttention, political leaders: It’s in your interest to step it upScott Feschuk: In search of election fever on the super-sized federal election campaign
OttawaTom Mulcair: In front but not quite in focusThe NDP tops polls, but Mulcair’s image remains fuzzy
OttawaPaul Wells on the strange truth about energy policyMaclean’s political editor on oil-sands oil and the pitfalls of policy discussions during a campaign
OttawaWho’s the real election flip-flopper?The Liberals’ double-talk narrative on Mulcair is catching on, but who’s the real linguistic flip-flopper?