Bloc Quebecois Leader Gilles Duceppe, left to right, Conservative Leader Stephen Harper, NDP Leader Tom Mulcair, Green party Leader Elizabeth May and Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau take part in the French-language debate Thursday, September 24, 2015, in Montreal.Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press
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CAMPAIGN NOTEBOOK
By CHRIS HANNAY (@channay)
Who won last night's first French-language leaders' debate? (Read our rundown if you missed it last night.) It depends on who you ask:
> Konrad Yakabuski (Globe and Mail): Thomas Mulcair.
> Chantal Hebert (Toronto Star): Stephen Harper.
> Ottawa Citizen's panel of experts: Mulcair, Duceppe, Mulcair, Duceppe/Harper/Trudeau tie.
> CBC At Issue Panel: Trudeau or Mulcair.
> Michael Den Tandt (Postmedia): Trudeau.
> Paul Wells (Macleans): Not Trudeau.
DAILY TRACKING FROM NANOS RESEARCH
Nik Nanos: "Three federal parties within three points in election race."
> Conservatives: 28.9 per cent (down 0.2 from last week)
> NDP: 31.1 per cent (down 0.2 from last week)
> Liberals: 32.3 per cent (up 1.3 from last week)
> Green: 4.2 per cent (down 1.6 from last week)
> Bloc: 2.5 per cent (up 0.2 from last week)
The margin of error is 2.8 points. Click here for Nanos methodology
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS MORNING
> The Liberals aren't going to include potential tax revenue from legalizing marijuana in their platform.
> A taxpayer-funded poll found support for the Conservatives' proposed ban on wearing a veil during the citizenship oath.
> Justin Trudeau will announce immigration policies this morning, including making it easier to sponsor relatives.
> Another candidate, this time an NDPer in Winnipeg, quit over social media comments.
> The most-Googled questions about voting and democracy in Canada, and the answers.
WHERE THE LEADERS ARE
Conservative Leader Stephen Harper has an afternoon speech in Rivière-du-Loup.
NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair campaigns in Quebec today, with four stops in or near Quebec City.
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau will make an announcement about immigration in Brampton at 9 a.m.
HELP WANTED
Stephen Harper has promised he can deliver 1.3 million new jobs by 2020. Barrie McKenna asks: Where will we get the workers to fill those jobs?
WHAT EVERYONE'S TALKING ABOUT
"Leave this election campaign aside for a moment. Ask how the parties have done over the past four years since the last election, after all the ups and downs that inevitably occur between elections.
Such a look back might indicate which party, if any, has long-term momentum. By this measurement, the Conservatives have fallen sharply, the Liberals have arisen from near-morbidity, and the New Democrats have gone nowhere." – Jeffrey Simpson on the three-way tie.
John Ibbitson (Globe and Mail): "Canadians who are determined to prevent Stephen Harper from winning a fourth term must soon make up their minds whether they prefer Thomas Mulcair or Justin Trudeau as the alternative. "
Mark Kingwell (Globe and Mail): "It's time for a blanket public apology that can be offered pre-emptively, saving both time and the embarrassment of being forced into a smarmy double-talking insincere #sorrynotsorry."
LOOKAHEAD: WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT WEEK
The final two debates are next week: a bilingual spar about foreign policy is hosted by Munk Debates on Monday, and TVA hosts another French debate next Friday.
The election is in 24 days.
This newsletter is produced by Chris Hannay and Steve Proceviat.
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