The result of a modern debate is always something of a blur. But what this year's encounters underlined is that this election is primarily about both two very different candidates for prime minister and two very different ideas of what the greatest threat to the country actually is.

Canadian PM and Liberal Leader Mark Carney sharply criticised Pierre Poilievre's stance on Donald Trump's recent ‘51st State’ threat to Canada. At a campaign event in Whitby, Ontario, Carney unveiled his party’s full election platform and then addressed questions from the media.