What we’ve got here is failure to connect

Despite the Liberals' clear self-interested manoeuvre in calling the election, the Conservatives and the NDP haven’t right now got enough Canadians either excited about or comfortable with change.

Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole, middle, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, right, have run strong, solid campaigns evidenced by recent public polls that show Justin Trudeau’s Liberals and Conservatives tied in national support with the NDP solidly in third. But those same research samplings show them currently stalled, writes Tim Powers.The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Opinion

BY TIM POWERS

September 15, 2021

OTTAWA—As we enter the last days of Election 2021, I suspect many of us are still struggling to figure out what this election is about and, in some cases, what it has achieved. To date, none of the major parties has managed to hook voters with their own compelling ballot question. Frustratingly, t...

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