The Munk Debate on Monday was by far the best debate so far in this campaign. It was civil, generally not a cacophony, and Canadians could hear leaders positions on a variety of themes – well articulated and without interruption. We are better for that, and congratulations to Munk and Rudyard Griffiths for that success.
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Both opposition leaders speak of evidence-based policy, and they are right to say that. But equally, they should refrain from fallling into the trap of emotions-based policy – which is what we risk falling into now.
It is 39 days into Canada's federal campaign, and there's a sense of "enough already"… at least the daily dose of the economy. We know now the details of each leader's priorities with respect to balanced budgets, spending and deficits. We have a pretty good idea of how the economy would grow under the three differing options . There's enough information to make choices on that front. Enough already.
Being the leader of a G7 nation is far more than keeping a stringent eye on the books, growing the economy, and our national taxation rates.