Pretty strong performance from the PM, if only because he came across as the most statesmanly.
Mulcair was alright, and had one good zinger at JT, but generally needs to lay off the barbs unless it's a parry. It lowers him, at least in my eyes.
Trudeau was the weakest tonight. His energy is always high, but he needs to hold back a bit and not try to squeeze everything he wants to say into each 30 second segment. He'd be far better off picking his battles.
On the whole, I wouldn't expect this debate to be too critical, as foreign policy isn't the area I suspect most voters are concerned with (or understand) anyway. Canada's a minnow in international waters, and I think most Canadians accept that and are more concerned with things at home.
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