If there has to be another election in the next few years, let’s hope it’s one that’s defined by some new faces — and new voices, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

There will be no let up in campaigning today, September 18, 2021, as the main party leaders count down the remaining hours and minutes to Monday's federal election.

In the throes of a federal election, young voters are a potentially huge voting cohort that needs to understand the potential impacts of strategic voting, writes Camilla Bains.

How do the party platforms in the federal election measure up when it comes to battling the climate crisis?

For almost as long as the government has been spending money to help Canadians weather the pandemic, Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre has been warning about the dangers of that spending, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

As the federal election campaign nears its end, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is fighting off criticism from progressive environmentalists by trying to shift the focus back to Justin Trudeau’s climate record.

Mayors across Canada are calling on the federal parties to take urgent action on housing and homelessness as voting day fast approaches.

Election day is almost here — do you know who's running for office in your riding? Use Canada's National Observer's interactive map to find your candidates.

Federal leaders pointed fingers and fired rounds at each other on Thursday, September 16, 2021, over the spiralling COVID-19 crisis in Alberta, each seeking to forge a link in voters' minds between the province's dire health emergency and the others' policies.

With just three days now until the federal election, the main party leaders will be keeping the campaign throttle wide open today as they chase any still undecided votes in Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia.

As we enter the final days of this election, is it my strong conviction that any convincing climate plan must also be tied to a compelling plan to tackle inequality and enhance tax fairness, writes Seth Klein.

Annamie Paul will almost certainly go down to defeat on Sept. 20, and she will probably be joined by all but one of her party’s candidates. But in a way, the 2021 election will be the Green Party of Canada’s biggest victory yet, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

“Highly insufficient” means that as it stands, Canada is on track for 4 C warming –– far higher than the Paris Agreement goal of as close to 1.5 C as possible.

What the federal government does (or doesn’t do) is not the sole determinant of emissions in our federation. It’s a shared responsibility with provinces, writes Dan Woynillowicz.

Kamal Khera was the youngest Liberal candidate elected to Parliament back in 2015 at the age of 26. She says it has been a priority of hers ever since to help other young people, and especially women from diverse backgrounds, to join her in politics.