A curated selection of stories that will influence what will be discussed at the Maclean's National Leaders Debate

We’re ready to host Maclean’s National Leaders Debate, August 6 at 8 p.m. ET. And we know that we’re ready because of our years of comprehensive coverage from Parliament Hill since the last election, full of smart, incisive reads from our Ottawa bureau and our newsroom at large. We have long interviews with our parties’ leaders; we have deep dives on national issues; we have insight into the thinking that goes behind the decisions that affect all Canadians.

Here’s a curated selection of some of Maclean’s big reads from the last few years that will help get you up to speed on some of tonight’s debate’s biggest issues.

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