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Shannon Proudfoot: In the end, the voters sighed and rolled their eyes, giving Justin Trudeau begrudging permission to keep doing what he had been doing, but no more

Paul Wells: Justin Trudeau’s problems now are the problems of power. And they are fantastic problems compared to the ones Erin O’Toole will face.

Support for a minority government—now the likely outcome—is at 40 per cent, with some voters in every party hoping there’s no majority

Tom Parkin: The NDP leader said he’d never prop up a Conservative government. It was the right thing to do—and a play that will strengthen his hand.

B.C. election 2017 was a cliffhanger, leaving us with no idea who will form government. But we know it’s going to be different.

FESCHUK: Will Harper win 155? Or fall short of a majority? Our fate, and theirs, is in the tally.

In this election, there are a number of possible scenarios, none of which help the Liberals much

Doug Finley on Harper’s election playbook

Student panel to try to find it. We bet they will.

LONG-WEEKEND ELECTION DAY ROUNDUP!

Over at the always interesting Intrade predictions market (where people can buy contracts to bet on the outcomes of things like political races), Stephen Harper and the Conservatives’ stock has been sinking over the past week. The site once put Harper’s chances of winning at almost 98 per cent. Yesterday, it was down to 85 percent. Still, a very healthy lead over the Liberals, who have a 15 per cent chance of winning, according to the site. 

Must-reads: Barbara Yaffe, John Ivison (times two), James Travers, Randall Denley, Don Martin (times two), David Olive and Lorne Gunter on the road to October 14.