With less than 10 days to go until Canadians vote for the next prime minister, two major federal parties have finally unveiled their full platforms. Liberal Leader Mark Carney and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh shared their plans Saturday, each promising billions in new spending. However, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, who has yet to release his party’s full plan, is already criticizing the Liberal's platform, arguing it's too expensive. [Global National]

Wow. That's a big number. No idea what that might mean for the potential winner. But, remember this, polls taken now that you will see over the next week will includ decided+leaning+already voted. That, to me, suggests polls going forward are less likely to change.  -DA

 I'm back in Ottawa today after spending four weeks on ther road covering, first, the activities of the Conservative leader and then, second, the Liberal leader. I snapped this pic at the airport in Montreal after the debates. During my travels between Montreal and Victoria I had the great pleasure of meeting many subscribers of this newsletter. I very much appreciated the encouraging words and your feedback.

Meanwhile, many of you responded to my request yesterday to e-mail me your experiences with the advance polls. I hope to review those later today. Always looking to hear from more voters about your experiences in a polling booth so please send along.

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Finally -- a reminder that the headlines, excerpts, and photos here are generated by the publishers of the clipping. The publisher is at the bottom left of the clipping. If I've got a comment, you''ll see that in italics. But if I've generated the headline and the excerpt, you'll see me taking attribution by finishing with -DA in bold. The stamp stuff at the bottom are scans from my collection and, if there’s a stamp blurb, I’ve written that bit.  -DA

The return of the 737 MAX, Boeing's best-selling model, is the latest sign of disruption to new aircraft deliveries from a breakdown in the aerospace industry's decades-old duty-free status. A Chinese airline taking delivery of a Boeing jet could be crippled by the tariffs, given that a new 737 MAX has a market value of around $55 million, according to IBA, an aviation consultancy.