Election 2025

Canadians now have the federal election they have been demanding for months, and all indications suggest it will be hard-fought and highly consequential. This is an election for the history books and as such The Hub will be covering it in-depth.

Election 2025

Breaking down the big numbers in the Conservative Party policy platform

‘Any kind of certainty is a negative for the Canadian economy’: Trevor Tombe on the Liberals’ fiscal platform

‘These are dramatic increases in projected deficits’: Trevor Tombe on the Liberal platform and the risk of unsustainable fiscal policy

‘Older demographics are far more accessible to reach’: Joseph Lavoie on how the digital campaigns are impacting the election

‘The debate hasn’t fundamentally altered the race’: David Coletto on where the polling sits heading into the final week of the campaign

Sean Speer: The good (and the bad) in the Conservative Party platform

Need to Know: The Liberals’ haven’t changed—the copy-and-paste platform proves it

John Lester: Canada’s next government must prioritize fixing our productivity problem

‘We’re seeing about an 80 percent chance of a Liberal government’: Zachary Siewert on trying to predict the Canadian election and the differences between forecasting and polling

Trevor Tombe: The Liberal platform walks away from the party’s own fiscal commitments

‘This is about two parties with very different visions’: Ginny Roth on the Liberal platform and why it’s a doubling down of the Trudeau approach to government

Mark Carney wants to phase out oil and gas—just how much would that cost Canada?

Peter Menzies: Vote wisely, Canada—the fate of the free press depends on the outcome of this election

Joanna Baron: Mark Carney claims to care about civil liberties. His record says otherwise

The Notebook with Theo Argitis: The top three economic challenges facing Canada’s next government

The Week in Polling: Canadians split on debate winner; Carney’s lead begins to shrink; Conservative voters motivated by hope, Liberals by fear

‘I haven’t forgotten about you’: Ten key quotes from the English-language leaders’ debate

‘Pierre Poilievre met the moment’: The Roundtable on the importance of this week’s debates and why the Leaders’ Debates Commission needs to go

Poilievre and Blanchet stood tall, Carney and Singh fell flat: The Hub community reacts to the English-language leaders’ debate

The Hub breaks down who won the English leaders’ debate and how it impacts the election

The Weekly Wrap: Pierre Poilievre finally finds his stride—was his strong debate showing enough to turn the tide?

John Ibbitson: Pierre Poilievre didn’t decisively win the leaders’ debate—but Mark Carney likely lost it

Élie Cantin-Nantel: Poilievre was poised and Carney lacked charisma: A francophone’s take on the French-language leaders’ debate

‘There was no knockout punch’: Jean Philippe Fournier on a lacklustre French-language leaders’ debate

‘The power to impose tariffs at will needs to be removed from Trump’: David Frum on Trump’s disregard of the courts and how the trade war tremors will affect the U.S. economy

Need to Know: Carney tried to distance himself from Trudeau during the French-language debate. It’s a hard case to make

Harrison Lowman: It’s time for Conservatives to grow up and show up at local debates

‘There’s so much uncertainty out there’: Theo Argitis on the Bank of Canada’s interest rate announcement and the possibility of a recession

‘The debates could be consequential’: David Coletto on the tightening race ahead of the leaders’ debates

‘There’s a signal that this race is tightening up’: David Coletto on polls showing a drop in the Liberal lead

Rudyard Griffiths: If there’s one thing Canadians agree on after this election, let it be this

‘The first time we’ll see Carney and Poilievre up against each other’: Amanda Galbraith on what to expect from the upcoming leaders’ debates

‘He’s not changing capes’: Philippe Lagassé on the caretaker convention and Carney’s dual role as Liberal leader and prime minister

‘Others have commented that this whole thing is a mirage’: Parliamentary expert Philippe Lagassé on the caretaker convention and how much Carney should be allowed to act as PM during the election

‘There’s a danger in being too sharp’: Three party operatives share the behind the scenes of debate prep and what to expect from this week’s federal leaders’ debates

Sean Speer: Mark Carney owes voters a clear answer on his plans for Canada’s oil and gas sector

‘A really phenomenal price mistake’: Ron Butler on the looming condo market crisis and the importance of housing as a federal election issue

‘Now all the chickens have come home to roost’: Ron Butler on why the GTA condo market collapse is the biggest overlooked issue of the federal election

‘Totally inappropriate and uncalled for’: Ginny Roth on Doug Ford’s untimely criticisms of the federal Conservative campaign

Matthew Holmes: Canada, it’s time to headhunt some Americans

Need to Know: The Liberals are ensnared by dirty politics

Jordan Brennan: Canada’s financial sector regulation delivers stability—but at what cost?

‘The Liberals have had a wobble over the last week’: Darrell Bricker on what’s behind the tightening polls

Rudyard Griffiths: This week’s leaders’ debates mark a new low for our democracy

Would a Mark Carney win push Western separatism into the mainstream?

The Notebook: Consider it a win if it’s just a mild recession, Canada

The Weekly Wrap: What’s the point of Confederation in Mark Carney’s vision for Canada?

The Think Tank: This election leaves a lot to be desired on economic growth

The Week in Polling: Canadians think Trump is trying to influence our election; CPC ahead with young voters but struggling with old voters; Nearly half of Canadians want next PM to bring stability rather than change

‘What’s worrying is a return to one-party rule’: The Roundtable on what happens if the Liberals once again win big

Richard Shimooka: Switching from the American to the European defence market sounds good—but it’s a terrible idea in practice

‘This was a crisis that was coming’: Janice Gross-Stein on the continued U.S.-China trade war and the practical issues of de-globalization

‘The longer this campaign goes on, Mark Carney’s favourables keep improving’: David Coletto on how Canadians’ attitudes towards the leaders are crystallizing as the campaign continues

Fred DeLorey: Why are so many troublesome candidates being dropped? How political parties protect themselves from these ‘million-dollar mistakes’

Royce Koop: Don’t expect the debates to save you, Conservatives

Are the Liberals’ on track to win big? Here’s what the betting markets and forecasting platforms are predicting

‘The tariffs are probably going to trigger a recession’: Ian Lee on the continued fallout from Trump’s tariff uncertainty

‘They resent the fact that their money is being taken and in return they get abused’: The Full Press on the CBC’s budget being nearly doubled by a potential Carney government

‘If things are going to shift they have to shift in the next seven days’: Amanda Galbraith on the state of the NDP campaign and how the Conservatives can turn their fortunes around

Need to Know: Canada still doesn’t care about foreign policy

Need to Know: Mark Carney owes Canadians some answers

Luke Smith: How seriously should we be taking Pierre Poilievre’s rallies?

‘One of the most self-defeating tactical moves in history’: David Frum on Donald Trump’s obsession with tariffs and America’s increasing isolation on the world stage

‘The most serious threat in 100 years’: Janice Gross-Stein on the deterioration of the China-U.S. relationship and the dangers for Canada

‘This has moved from a campaign of change to a campaign of leadership’: Darrell Bricker on where things stand at the mid-point of the election and why the Conservatives are behind

‘The moment the Chinese-American relationship broke apart’: Janice Gross-Stein on the significant trade war escalations between the U.S. and China

‘Trump’s threats should not be ‘another excuse for Liberal failure’: Eight key quotes from Stephen Harper’s speech at Pierre Poilievre’s massive Edmonton rally

‘The West doesn’t feel included’: Kirk LaPointe on how B.C. and Western Canada are feeling about the federal election

Legacy media won’t commit to disclosing government-mandated payments during election

‘If the race doesn’t shift, we’re getting a Liberal government on election day’: Ginny Roth on Carney’s steady polling lead

Need to Know: Don’t take the polls too seriously

Peter Menzies: Mark Carney’s plan for the CBC would be a disaster for Canadian media

‘A massive assault on global trade’: David Rosenberg on the market reactions to Trump’s tariffs

‘An assault on a $33 trillion animal called global trade’: David Rosenberg on the market uncertainty that has come with Trump’s tariffs

Jack M. Mintz: Conservative proposed capital gains tax rollover could spur $12.5 billion in investment

Adam Zivo: Let’s not forget about Canada’s drug and crime epidemics this election

Theo Argitis: Election 2025 is the most consequential campaign since 1984

Wodek Szemberg: Understanding the NDP’s identity crisis

Daniel Dufort: The politics of fearmongering will get us nowhere