Robert Fife, CTV
“[Trudeau] was the most combative, and the other leaders were simply not able to knock him off his game. I’d give a slight edge to Trudeau.”
(CTV National News, September 17, 2015)
Michel David, Le Devoir:
“Mr. Trudeau truly dominated the debate.”
“When comparing to Mr. Harper, it’s obvious that the notions of change, the alternative, and a difference are best represented by Mr. Trudeau.”
“I thought that Mr. Trudeau embodied change the most.”
(Translation, Radio-Canada, September 17, 2015)
Vincent Marissal, La Presse:
“Every time the Liberal leader has the chance to present himself on the national stage, as was the case tonight in Calgary, he surprises us with his composure, feistiness, and knowledge of the subject matter.”
(Translation, La Presse, September 18, 2015)
Tim Harper, Toronto Star:
“The Liberal leader was effective in stepping back and asking the bigger questions about whether Canadians were better off than they were 10 years ago.”
(Toronto Star, September 18, 2015)
Joël-Denis Bellavance, La Presse:
“Mr. Trudeau did not seem shaken by the attacks of his two adversaries.”
(Translation, La Presse, September 18, 2015)
Tasha Kheiriddin, National Post:
“He distinguished himself during the debate in a very clear way.”
“I think that the vision that’s most distinct from Mr. Harper’s is clearly that of Mr. Trudeau.”
(Translation, Radio-Canada, September 17, 2015)
David Parkinson, Globe and Mail Economics Reporter:
“Trudeau emerges as leader with new economic vision for Canada… He did better than his two opponents in explaining the rationale behind his policies. He presented himself as the only man of the three with something meaningful to offer. And he looked like he knew what he was talking about… whether you like it or not, only Mr. Trudeau offered voters a vision of something new.”
(Globe and Mail, September 18, 2015)
Campbell Clark, Globe and Mail:
“Mr. Trudeau was on offence, a bundle of energy driving home the message: he pushed his way onto the camera with repeated underlining of his interventionist message about stimulus spending – even playing the negative aspect to drive it home, repeatedly telling the audience, ‘we are going to run three deficits.'”
(Globe and Mail, September 18, 2015)
Chantal Hébert, L’actualité:
“By the end of the evening, Justin Trudeau certainly captured the theme of change for himself.” [Translation]
(Radio-Canada Première, September 18, 2015)
Alan Freeman, ipolitics.ca:
“Trudeau just proved he’s in this race for a reason… He was loud. He interrupted. He was repetitive and, at times, even out of breath. But in the end, Justin Trudeau was the most effective performer in last night’s leaders’ debate on the economy.”
(ipolitics.ca, September 18, 2015)
John Ivison, National Post:
“The improvement in [Trudeau’s] performance in recent months is marked. He has proven wrong the critics.”
(National Post, September 18, 2015)
Jeffrey Simpson, Globe and Mail:
“[Trudeau’s] argument was clearly put: The economy is fragile, interest rates are low, so now is the time to borrow and spend. He repeated that argument forcefully over and over again.”
(Globe and Mail, September 18, 2015)