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    Trudeau, Singh and O'Toole take part in the federal election English-language leaders debate in Gatineau, Que., on Sept. 9, 2021 (Adrian Wyld/CP)

    Federal election 2021: What ever happened to ‘better’?

    Fatima Syed: In an election that was meant to be about moving forward, nothing met the scale of what Canadians—especially younger generations—need right now

    Paul speaks to the media following the federal election English-language leaders debate in Gatineau, Que., on Sept. 9, 2021 (Fred Chartrand/CP)

    Annamie Paul was the unexpected hero of the leaders’ debate

    Fatima Syed: For those looking for a different kind of politics to emerge from these tough pandemic times, Paul was the unexpected hero we didn’t know we had

    Gravel is thrown at Liberal leader Justin Trudeau, left, as the RCMP security detail provide protection, while protesters shout at a local microbrewery during the Canadian federal election campaign in London Ont., on Monday, September 6, 2021. (Nathan Denette/CP)

    Protesters threw rocks at the PM. It should matter more.

    Fatima Syed: Hate is a virus that grows rapidly if left unaddressed. And it’s been left unaddressed or dismissed by our political leaders for far too long.  

    Erin O’Toole’s Grade 8 vision: become PM

    Way back in grade school, in Port Perry, Ont., the now Tory leader penned his likely ‘fate’ in his class year book: “Prime Minister”