Legislative in Canada: the Conservatives in ambush
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Conservative Party Leader Erin O'Toole during his election tour in Waterdown, Ontario on September 18, 2021. REUTERS - BLAIR GABLE
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Just two years after the last election, outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau calls Canadians to the polls on Monday, September 20.
According to polls, the Conservatives, currently in opposition, could come out on top to lead the country with the occasional support from other parties.
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With our correspondent in Quebec,
Pascale Guéricolas
“
They spent a lot of money on those elections.
Met in a sunny shopping street in Quebec City, this young man sums up the feelings of many Canadians about
Justin Trudeau's
decision
to call an
early election
.
“
I think Justin Trudeau may regret
it,”
he
continues, “
he was a little confident and there is a chance that he will be won by the Conservatives unfortunately.
"
Unlike the start of the pandemic, Canadians, heavily vaccinated, may feel less need to join the outgoing government, as political science professor Thierry Giasson explains:
“
Insecurity is less strong and therefore, governments that call elections are defeated in our region.
As it happened in Nova Scotia.
And there is, I think, resentment on the part of the population who see Justin Trudeau's decision as an electoral decision, self-interested, and who have a problem with that.
"
According to the polls, the result is likely to be
very close
between the Liberal Party and its rival
Conservative.
► To read also: Canada: the electoral campaign is complicated for Justin Trudeau
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