Stab, stab, stab: time to bring out the classics

 As a once-prominent federal Liberal, my DMs this week have been a less-than-fun place. The overall message to Team Trudeau? Welcome to your first real election! Yes, the team ran a solid campaign in 2015 and came from 3rd to win a majority. Props. But they were running against a

The week that wasn’t.

 “Events, dear boy, events!” — Rt. Hon. Harold McMillan, OM, PC, Earl of Stockton Well that wasn’t what we were told to expect! One would struggle to remember a more surprising first week to an election campaign. The federal vote in 2000 is the one that comes to mind but in

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