Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist. I'm your host, Shashank Choshi,

filling in for Jason Palmer. Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

After years of declines, child labour is on the rise again, and the pandemic has only exacerbated that trend.

We look at why well-intentioned bans imposed by rich countries on goods made by children might actually make the problem worse.

And if you're the parent of a small child or the owner of a puppy, you know how hard it is to coax your little

ones, to pee in the right place at the right time. Well, imagine persuading a cow to do it.

We'll take you into the strange world of bovine toilet training.

First up, though, Justin Trudeau has won a third term as Canada's Prime Minister.

It's just over a month since he called a snap election. Let us not forget the past and the dark days we have come through together,

but let us still more look to the future and all that is still to come,

and all that we have still to build together.

Mr Trudeau had hoped to firm up the position of his centre-left Liberal Party,

but with a vote still being counted,

he's on track for another minority government. The decision to call the election had been

unpopular. At times, it even appeared foolhardy. At one stage, Mr. Trudeau's liberals fell behind in the

polls to the right-leaning conservatives, led by Erin O'Toole, who's now conceded defeat.

Five weeks ago, Mr. Trudeau asked for a majority.

He said the minority parliament was, quote, unworkable.

But tonight, Canadians did not give Mr. Trudeau the majority mandate he wanted.

It might seem as though Mr. Trudeau is back where he started.

In fact, it's probably worse than that.

The main question was why it was being called in the first place.

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