Now you must decide how to cast your ballot.... The more modest Conservative plan would pay qualifying parents through a refundable tax credit.... If affordable child care is your top priority, vote Liberal. Budgets don’t balance themselves: There is general agreement that the federal government needed to borrow heavily to support workers and businesses during the pandemic....

Hello, This is the daily Politics Briefing newsletter, written by Ian Bailey.... If you’re reading this on the web, subscribers can sign up for the Politics newsletter and more than 20 others on our newsletter signup page.... 6. Amid the continuing fourth wave of the pandemic, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says his party is ready to go to an all-virtual campaign effort if necessary.“ We do have a contingency plan in place where we can shift to a virtual campaign if need be, ” Mr....