Canada election: Poilievre pitches ‘100 days of change’ while Singh defends propping up previous government [Video]

Happy Friday, Canada! I’m Sarah Sears, a senior producer with CBC’s Parliamentary Bureau.

The members of the media who travel with the prime minister (and, on this campaign, the Liberal leader) are used to appearances by RCMP sniffer dogs for security sweeps — both at events, or before flights. A security sweep means laying out all our suitcases, backpacks, purses and camera gear for the dog to sniff — usually looking for explosives.

Even the most hardened or most tired political reporter looks forward to seeing the dogs at work as we fly across the country. (I’ll note that CBC and other media organizations pay their own way on these campaigns, and are charged for the seats on parties’ planes.)

These security sweeps happen before every flight. I have been …