The spectacularly awful leaders’ debates: causes and a remedy

 Photo via CBC NEWS Now that a discrete interval has passed since our recent federal election, it is an opportune time to try a bit of dispassionate analysis to explain to ourselves why it felt like such a shambles. It launched amidst some controversy over whether it was needed at

Election 2021: Some final thoughts

 This is Sergio Marchi’s final article in the weekly series on the federal election.   Former Prime Minister John Turner was fond of saying on election night that, “The people are always right!” Well, rightly or wrongly, Canadians have spoken. They chose to extend Trudeau’s minority reign. However, in their

Election 2021: Opening salvos

 This is the second column from Sergio Marchi, as he analyzes the current federal election. His articles will appear weekly. The first week of the election is in, and everyone is still standing. Predictably, in the opening days, a consistent public refrain emerged. Namely, ‘why an election now’? This question