Nonsense election call could overshadow Liberal record

Justin Trudeau's Liberal government did an admirable job of handling the pandemic, and accomplished far more than its opponents give it credit for, but it's not clear whether that will matter on election day.

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, pictured during a campaign stop in Kanata, Ont. Mr. Trudeau called an early election amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and is seeking to return to Parliament with a majority government. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

Opinion

BY MICHAEL HARRIS

September 20, 2021

HALIFAX—Jody Wilson-Raybould may have made the definitive statement on Canadian politics and election 2021 when she said this to me the other day: “I think we are on a concerning path—the polarization that is happening.” Canadians have been treated to a campaign that has seen the PM of Cana...

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