Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to ask the general governor on Sunday to dissolve Parliament, marking the beginning of a federal election. The sources have confirmed to CBC News that the day of the elections will be on April 28, which means that federal matches will run through a brief campaign.
Prime Minister Mark Carney hopes to ask the general governor on Sunday to dissolve Parliament
Recent surveys show conservatives under Pierre Poilievre, on the left, and liberals under Mark Carney, center, in a dead heat. Meanwhile, support for NDP under Jagmeet Singh is a fall. (Ben Nelms/CBC)
Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to ask the general governor on Sunday to dissolve Parliament, marking the beginning of a federal election. The sources have confirmed to CBC News that the day of the elections will be on April 28, which means that federal matches will run through a brief campaign.
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