Canadians go to the polls on Sept. 20, and this election campaign was pitched by Justin Trudeau as a chance to have a say in the direction of the country in the next 17 months.

Based on the first third of the race, do we have a sense of what that will look like?

In the first of a series of election panels National Post columnist Sabrina Maddeaux and Edmonton Sun columnist Lorne Gunter join Dave to discuss how the leaders have fared in the first few days of the campaign, why the Liberals have looked unprepared, and how Erin O’Toole and Jagmeet Singh have positioned themselves against Justin Trudeau.

Background reading: Sabrina Maddeaux: Sorry Trudeau, thinking about monetary policy is thinking about families
GUNTER: Erin O'Toole showing himself to be an effective campaigner

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