Weeks in, what is the point of this election?

The door is wide open for an authentic, trusted, capable leader to walk through. This election, unlike some others, is without an overarching issue and could provide an opportunity for Canadians to focus on trusted leadership.

Developing a frame for this election emphasizes the need to put forward a positive, forward-looking alternative. This election might actually be about trust and authenticity and electing someone whom Canadians believe will keep their promises, writes Bruce Carson.The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY BRUCE CARSON

August 30, 2021

We are now into the third week of the federal election and Justin Trudeau has yet to offer anything to voters that could not have been accomplished without dissolution. There are few new ideas, no big ideas—just ones that build incrementally on what has gone before. In fact, the argument that ha...

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