The Nicest Guy in the Room
Justin Trudeau is nothing like the caricature his opponents created—and that’s why he won
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No Victory for the Left
It’s great that Stephen Harper’s gone. But no one should mistake Justin Trudeau for a true progressive
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Ride Guide
How did the candidates The Walrus covered in our door-knocking campaign series fare?
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Blue Kid on the Block
Karim Jivraj isn’t your typical Conservative candidate
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How This Became the Niqab Election
For the first time in generations, Canada has no great national neurosis. So Stephen Harper created one
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Liberal Chrystia Freeland talks Bill C-51—and hugs Italian grandmas—in Toronto
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Noah Richler’s Charm Offensive
As the star NDP candidate battles a Facebook scandal, he’s making fast friends in Toronto–St. Paul’s
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A Conservative MP switches to run for the Liberals in Cumberland–Colchester, Nova Scotia
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The Justin Trudeau I Can’t Forget
For better or worse, the Liberal leader will always be shaped by the emotional agony caused by his mother’s abandonment
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Gagging the Messenger
Stay out of jail: What you can and can’t say under Bill C-51
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