Comeback complete

Plus, Riddhi Kachhela asked voters in Nepean and Carleton why they cast their ballot.
Pope Francis was one of the most ‘electrifying papacies in centuries,’ says author of book on pontiff’s life and influences

Michael W. Higgins uses his understanding of the Jesuit order to provide insights on the traditions that guided Francis through his reform agenda.
de Adder’s Take: 04-28-2025

Day 37: The election ball is in Canada’s court

Plus, federal party leaders to appear at election night celebrations and sobfests.
McKay to host panel on ‘Rethinking the One China Policy’ on April 30 in Ottawa

MONDAY, APRIL 28 Federal Election Day—Canadians from coast to coast to coast will head to the polls to vote in the election called by Prime Minister Mark Carney on March 23. TUESDAY, APRIL 29 Conference: ‘Greenland, NATO, and the Future of the North’—ISG Senator Peter Boehm will deliver the keynote speech at “Greenland, NATO, and […]
‘This is a book about gender-based violence, with a focus on intimate partner abuse,’ says Donner-nominated author of And Sometimes They Kill You

The following is an excerpt from And Sometimes They Kill You: Confronting the Epidemic of Intimate Partner Violence, by Pamela Cross, nominated for this year’s Donner Prize, one the best public policy books of the year.
Houston, Tim has no problem with the timing of this ad

Plus: Ralph Goodale gets an award from a U.K. magazine, Charlie Angus gets stylish, Steve Paikin to end ‘The Agenda’ on June 27, and Canadian-American actor Kim Coates supports the CBC.
In their own words: prime ministers in victory and in defeat

When Brian Mulroney won a massive majority in 1984, he thought of his Baie Comeau-paper-mill-working father, his hero; when Jean Chrétien won in 1993, he and Aline, visited his parents graves in Shawinigan, Que., before heading to Ottawa; and when Kim Campbell and the Progressive Conservatives were wiped off the political map in defeat in 1993, she told the crowd, ‘I’m glad I didn’t sell my car.’
Pundit panel: what closing messages should the leaders make to voters?

‘I’m not sure there has ever been an election in Canadian history where the ballot question lined up so perfectly in one candidate’s favour,’ says former Liberal PMO staffer Dan Arnold.
Day 34: Poilievre returns to Vancouver Island, Carney speaks at First Nations conference on last campaign Friday

Plus, the pundit panel weighs in on the closing message the leaders will want to give to voters.