This election is, perhaps predictably, turning out to be hinged on who has the best plan for getting Canadians past the devastation of COVID-19, from strengthening healthcare systems to mental health action plans to how to go about securing access to childcare for those who need it. Not to mention ending the pandemic itself, which is still more actively raging in many parts of the world — namely lower-income countries. These are all things the social impact world cares about and works to address every day.

But social impact work as a sector itself rarely gets much airtime during the campaign trail at all, let alone during formal debates. So, we asked 15 leaders — working in sectors from social services to philanthropy to global development — what’s one question you’d ask all the party leaders t