What they’re saying about Tom Mulcair’s performance at the Leaders’ Debate

NDP Leader Tom Mulcair brought his Campaign for Change to the Leader’s Debate – and won the debate.

Here is what people are saying:

It’s a unanimous decision — or it should be. Tom Mulcair, the NDP leader, won Thursday’s election debate rumble on points. There was no knock out blow but across a range of measures, Mulcair bossed the debate.

• John Ivison (National Post)

Mulcair meanwhile performed far better than last time, appearing more relaxed and in control… He was also comfortable with the numbers, having wisely released his party’s fiscal framework the day before the debate.

• Anthony Furey (Toronto Sun)

Mr. Mulcair appears to be getting good reviews from pundits

• Adam Radwanski (Globe and Mail)

Mulcair should be seen as the winner of the debate

• Corey Laroque (Calgary Sun) Mulcair running rings around Harper.#GlobeDebate
• Paul Waldie (Globe and Mail)

Mulcair is winning this exchange with Harper on environment by a wide margin.#elxn42

• Scott Reid, (Advisor to Paul Martin)

@justintrudeau truly losing this, now. Too fast, too loud, too negative, too much.#elxn42#cdnpoli

• Warren Kinsella (Advisor to Jean Chretien)

Trudeau: "We were the first party to put out a fully costed framework." Who did you put it out to? Anyone else see it?#GlobeDebate

• Mia Rabson (Winnipeg Free Press)

Mulcair just laid down the best smackdown of the evening with his "advisors" jab. #GlobeDebate

• Andrew Lawton (AM980 London)

Strong first innings from Mulcair.

• Glen McGregor (Ottawa Citizen)

Trudeau not holding up well under Mulcair attack. No specifics or retort #GlobeDebate

• Paul Waldie (Globe and Mail)

Mulcair speaking about child care, fed minimum wage and students about housing question. More money in ppl's pockets#cdnpoli#elxn42

• Cormac Mac Sweeney (1010 New)

Mulcair nails Trudeau on contradiction - says Trudeau is picking on Harper for running a deficit, but then also promising deficits#elxn42

• Mercedes Stephenson (CTV)

Mulcair to Trudeau on deficits: when your advisors tell you one thing and then another, pick one. You can't have both.#elxn42

• Catherine Cullen (CBC)

Mulcair is untethering Mulcair this debate. Strongest performance on the podium so far. #GlobeDebate

• Stephanie Chambers (Globe and Mail)

Trudeau now sounds like teen arguing with his dad.#GlobeDebate

• Jim Coyle (Toronto Star)

Mulcair hitting Harper on that everything-is-good-with-housing bit more effectively than Trudeau did. #globedebate

• Adam Radwanski (Globe and Mail)

Mulcair on NDP promising a balanced budget: "It's in our DNA" #elxn42

• Richard Madan (CTV)

Mulcair also works in a neat snooze button/panic button line. (Harper is hitting the former, Trudeau the latter, he says.)

• Kady O’Malley (Ottawa Citizen)

Mulcair to Harper: you promised 125K childcare spaces and like the Liberals you delivered none.

• Tonda MacCharles (Toronto Star)

That’s why more and more Canadians are putting their trust in Tom Mulcair to bring change to Ottawa.