The campaign that was: An annotated synopsis of the highs and lows of the election campaign, across parties and the country. Photo gallery: A pictorial tour along the campaign trail.

Week One:

Chrétien calls election for Nov. 27  (Oct. 22)

The opposition reacts  (Oct. 22)

If there's no Day, it must be Sunday (Oct. 23)

Second day, second gaffe (Oct. 24)

Fiscally conservative, socially progressive' (Oct. 25)

Alliance: Another gaffe (Oct. 25)

‘We've got an election race': Alliance gains in poll (Oct. 26)

Anderson set for a fight (Oct. 27)

Bloc vote is 'another trip to the dentist chair' (Oct. 28)


Week Two:

What's so great about Catherine? (Oct. 29)

NDP would tax rich, help poor (Oct. 30)

Liberals scramble to ease Jewish ire (Oct. 31)

Chrétien launches platform, attacks Alliance on health care (Nov. 1)

The great fiscal divide (Nov. 2)

Health care questions haunt Day (Nov. 3)

Gauntlet down on health  (Nov. 4)


Week Three:

PM challenges Day's stance on abortion (Nov. 5)

Clark calls Chrétien a liar (Nov. 6)

Day's plan found in secret paper (Nov.7)

Transcript of Time for Change (Nov. 7)

Rival leaders challenge Chrétien (Nov. 8)

Day's sign dismays spin doctors (Nov. 9)

Clark rides debate high (Nov. 10)

McDonough has company on home turf (Nov. 11)


Week Four:

Alliance threatens Liberals with legal action (Nov. 12)

Chrétien evokes image of team spirit (Nov. 13)

PM accepts some blame for private health-care facilities (Nov. 14)

Tone it down, Chrétien tells all sides in campaign (Nov. 15)

Religious beliefs are fair game (Nov. 16)

Leaders go after Chrétien's departure comment (Nov. 17)

Chrétien fires back (Nov. 18)


Week Five:

Attacks over hotel loan 'desperate': Chrétien (Nov. 19)

Alliance candidate quits over remarks (Nov. 20)

Ethics counselor clears Chrétien  (Nov. 21)

Prime Minister demands apologies (Nov. 22)

Wouldn't join coalition, McDonough says (Nov. 23)

Footsie and fighting free (Nov. 24)

Bloc threat needs a majority Liberal government: Chrétien (Nov. 25)


The Vote and Aftermath:

Day uses infomercial for last-minute appeal  (Nov. 26)

Liberals secure majority, gain in Maritimes, Quebec (Nov. 27)

Liberals: Majority hat-trick (Nov. 28)

Quebec: Bloc falls short as Liberals gain (Nov. 28)

Tory: Party maintains official status (Nov. 28)

NDP: Retains official status (Nov. 28)

Alliance: "Not yet, not this time" (Nov. 28)

Commentary:
 

Jack Kapica followed the election on-line with The Wired Voter, while Allan Gregg, John Duffy, Garry Aldridge, Stephen Harper, Jean-Marc Léger and Jennifer Smith contributed a running Colour Commentary.