National Post: Federal election to kick off on Wednesday morning, Canadians go to the polls on Oct. 21
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will visit Rideau Hall on Wednesday morning to launch the 2019 federal election.
OTTAWA — Let the races begin, in all 338 ridings from coast to coast to coast.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will visit Rideau Hall Wednesday morning to launch the 2019 federal election, with voting day set for Oct. 21.
Informally the campaign has been well underway for months, as the party leaders have been criss-crossing the country to get their messages out and attack their opponents. But Wednesday will mark the formal start of the writ period as Trudeau visits Governor General Julie Payette to start the process to dissolve Parliament.
The Liberals emerged from the 2015 campaign with 184 seats and 39.5 per cent of the popular vote, giving them a sizeable majority over the Conservatives, who finished with 99 seats and 31.9 per cent of the vote. But this will be a much different election for the Liberals, as they’ll now be defending their own record in government and searching for ways to recapture the energy that vaulted Trudeau to a majority.
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WNU Editor: Polls show Prime Minister Trudeau with a slight edge to win a majority government right now. But for the past two years in every provincial election in Canada, polls were always underestimating Conservative support. I am expecting the same to happen in this election. As to who do I think will come ahead when the final votes are tallied next month. My money is on a Conservative minority government, but this could quickly change in the coming weeks.
More News On The Upcoming Canadian Election
Federal election campaign to officially kick off Wednesday -- CBC
Trudeau to launch federal election on Wednesday -- CTV News
Canada's Trudeau to launch formal campaign for October 21 election on Wednesday -- Reuters
Canada election campaign to kick off Wednesday: source -- AFP
Federal election campaign set to begin Wednesday -- The Globe and Mail
Trudeau will trigger Canadian election, setting up battle for his political survival -- Politico
Trudeau Faces Tight Race as He Prepares Election Call Wednesday -- Bloomberg
