Here’s this week’s check-in with our panel of election-watchers as the campaign hits the midpoint mark before Canadians head to the polls on Sept. 20. The text of the interviews has been edited for clarity and brevity.   Joe Oliver: Polls Still Very Close Former Conservative MP and minister of finance The momentum seems to be continuing for the Conservatives. The terrible tragedy in Kabul has turned into a national shame, and the responsibility is with the Prime Minister’s Office or the ministers responsible. There have also been a few self-inflicted wounds for the Liberals. The comment that [Minister for Women and Gender Equality] Maryam Monsef made about the Taliban being “our brothers” is not going over well, and before that there was the deputy prime minister [Chrystia Freeland] sharing that doctored video on O’Toole talking about health care. ‘Political Game’ The crowds that were shouting at Trudeau—it’s not unprecedented …