This week on The Writ podcast:

In the news

* Speculation has reached a fever pitch that the election call is literally days away.

* Whenever the election is held, we might have to wait a few days before knowing what the result actually is.

* The Conservatives raised the most money in the second quarter of 2021.

Polls of the week

* Léger, Abacus Data and the Angus Reid Institute: Three federal polls conducted in the last week have good news for the Liberals, but not necessarily great news.

* Léger/Postmedia: The United Conservatives in Alberta are trailing behind the NDP (again).

* Léger: It’s a Léger triple-play with a look at the latest numbers in Nova Scotia’s election campaign.

Questions and answers

* Why doesn’t Canada have exit polls?

* If Trudeau wins another minority, does history say he’s toast?

* How much do local issues matter?

#EveryElectionProject

* The 1867 Canadian federal election.

* Sources: Dynasties and Interludes: Past and Present in Canadian Politics by Jon H. Pammett and Lawrence Leduc, Nation Maker: Sir John A. Macdonald: His Life, Our Times by Richard Gwyn and Joseph Howe, Volume II: The Briton Becomes Canadian, 1848-1873 by Murray Beck.

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