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Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, and People's Party Leader Maxime Bernier, not pictured, have all lost or been forced to dump candidates due to controversy so far this election. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY TIM POWERS

September 18, 2019

OTTAWA—Watching the first week of this campaign has been like taking in a massive game of gotcha. To get got, the contestant is exposed for some past social media stupidity: a photo, video, or friendship with a contemporary political villain, or something-else now considered offside. Some candidat...

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