Justin Trudeau plans to ask Gov. Gen. Mary Simon for an election within days, say sources.Global News has confirmed reporting originally published by Reuters that Trudeau plans to ask for an election on Aug.
15. A tight five-week campaign is expected to follow, with Election Day on Sept. 20.For months, there has been mounting speculation that Trudeau would force Canadians back to the polls to seek a majority mandate as the COVID-19 pandemic stretches on.
First elected with a majority in 2015, Trudeau lost that hold on power and was reduced to a minority in the 2019 federal election.He has relied on the support of at least one other federal party, often the NDP, to pass legislation during the pandemic.