The Economist.
Hello and welcome to The Intelligence from The Economist.
I'm Rosie Bloor.
And I'm Jason Palmer.
Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.
America is determined to counter China's commercial and military capabilities.
But in some respects, like building ships, it has fallen far behind.
Now it faces a choice.
Relaunch an industry that's been treading water for decades,
or trust its allies in East Asia to help.
And the next installment of our series, Archive 1945,
which combs through The Economist's back catalogue and retraces,
day by day, the beginning of the end of the Second World War.
Canada is just days away now from its national election.
Sarah Larniuk is an audio correspondent for The Economist.
In early voting last weekend, a record number of Canadians turned out to cast their ballots.
Threats from Canada's southern neighbor have people fired up for politics,
whether it's coming out to vote or showing up and volunteering with various candidates' campaigns.
For a weekday morning, having a crowd like this come out to knock on doors and to spread the word.
In Oakville, Ontario, which is just outside of Toronto.