Chantal Hébert, Radio-Canada
« L’autre consensus c’est que Justin Trudeau a eu une bonne soirée … Il était nettement plus présent, il était nettement meilleur, il était nettement plus articulé, en français comme en anglais … Justin Trudeau a surpassé non seulement les attentes très basses d’il y a deux mois, mais les attentes plus élevées qu’on avait aujourd’hui. »
(Chantal Hébert, Radio-Canada, le 29 septembre 2015)
Tim Harper, Toronto Star
“[Trudeau] delivered his best performance at a debate confined solely to foreign policy.”
(Tim Harper, Toronto Star, September 28, 2015)
Vincent Marrisal, La Presse
« […] il était évident après quelques minutes seulement que le chef libéral l’emporterait aux points. »
(Vincent Marrisal, La Presse, le 29 septembre 2015)
Michael Den Tandt, National Post
“Trudeau had one of his strongest moments, and Harper one of his weakest, when the two clashed over whether Canada is being generous enough.”
(Michael Den Tandt, National Post, September 28, 2015)
Donald Charrette, Huffington Post Québec
« Justin Trudeau a été très solide et passionné. »
(Donald Charrette, Huffington Post Québec, le 29 septembre 2015)
Shannon Gormley, Ottawa Citizen
“Trudeau really stood out.”
(Shannon Gormley, Ottawa Citizen, September 28, 2015)
Jean Lapierre, 98.5 FM
« Monsieur Trudeau a donné une performance supérieure. Il a été fonceur. Il était en maîtrise de ses dossiers. »
(Jean Lapierre, 98.5 FM, le 29 septembre 2015)
David Akin, On the Hill blog
“Trudeau over Mulcair. Hands Down”
(David Akin, On the Hill blog, September 29, 2015)
Bob Fife, CTV
“And Justin Trudeau showed he could more than hold his own tonight. He easily handled complex foreign policy issues (…) I’d give a slight edge to Trudeau tonight (…) This election is about the battle for the anti-Harper vote. Justin Trudeau gave Canadians a reason to vote Liberal. He simply had more passion than Mulcair, he was much stronger in his argument for defeating Stephen Harper.”
(Bob Fife, CTV, September 28, 2015)
Emmanuelle Latraverse, Téléjournal RDI
« Donc c’était impératif pour lui, dans ce débat-ci, de se montrer – non seulement efficace comme il l’a été dans d’autres débat – mais en pleine possession des nuances de ses dossier. Je crois que c’est le pari qu’il a réussi à relever. »
(Emmanuelle Latraverse, Téléjournal RDI, le 28 septembre 2015)
iPolitics headline
“Trudeau’s passion shines in foreign policy debate”
(iPolitics headline, September 28, 2015)
Tasha Kheiriddin, iPolitics
“Throughout the night, he clearly articulated Liberal policies, defended them passionately, threw in some good zingers (describing Stephen Harper’s northern strategy as ‘all sled, no dogs’) and, most importantly, didn’t trip up. And so, Trudeau won last night’s debate.”
(Tasha Kheiriddin, iPolitics, September 29, 2015)
Gar Pardy, former head of Canadian consular affairs, iPolitics
“Trudeau is much better than any picture that’s been painted of him… He added a level of passion to what was going on.”
(Gar Pardy, former head of Canadian consular affairs, iPolitics, September 28, 2015)
Wesley Wark, Visiting Professor at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa
“Best performer sweepstakes have to go to Justin Trudeau, not least because he was under the most pressure to perform well. He had the best line of the night (…) Tom Mulcair was thrust into the unfortunate position of playing second fiddle to Trudeau on some issues, and seemed less engaged overall.”
(Wesley Wark, Visiting Professor at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa, Ottawa Citizen, September 28, 2015)
Dave Perry, senior analyst with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, iPolitics
“Trudeau’s delivery was much stronger.”
(Dave Perry, senior analyst with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, iPolitics, September 28, 2015)
Kate Heartfield, editorial pages editor, Ottawa Citizen
“Trudeau was the only one, though, who actually seemed fired up about anything, especially when he spoke in the first hour about refugees, human rights and his father.”
(Kate Heartfield, editorial pages editor, Ottawa Citizen, September 28, 2015)
Jen Gerson, National Post
“But let’s get this out of the way (…) Justin Trudeau won.”
(Jen Gerson, National Post, September 29, 2015)
Andrew Cohen, Ottawa Citizen
“But Trudeau, who was thought to be most vulnerable in talking foreign policy, was as strong, too, particularly in challenging Harper on revoking citizenship for convicted terrorists, the hottest exchange of the night (…) He had emotion, which played to his advantage.”
(Andrew Cohen, Ottawa Citizen, September 28, 2015)