On the surface, the Oct. 21 federal election consists of 338 separate parliamentary contests but the balloting will determine whether Trudeau retains the office he has held for nearly four years.
Canada has embarked on a six-week sprint to a national election that has the potential to end the leadership of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, transforming the political landscape of the country and establishing a conservative bloc from the Rio Grande to beyond the Arctic Circle.
With a short campaign that will determine control of Canadian politics for as many as five years, the parties will launch their efforts fiercely and without restraint, at least by gentle Canadian standards.Canadian Conservative leader Andrew Scheer greets supporters during a campaign rally in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, on Sept. 11, 2019.
Next month’s contest is not about foreign policy, where the Canadian consensus for multilateralism prevails, as it has since the age of Lester B. Pearson, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1957 and was prime minister from 1963 to 1968. Canadian Green Party leader Elizabeth May announces the launch of the party's election campaign as she's joined by Green candidates during a news conference in Victoria, British Columbia, on Sept. 11, 2019.
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