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Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to visit Rideau Hall tomorrow to dissolve Parliament and launch an early election. It appears to be a close contest, with public opinion polls putting the Liberals neck and neck with the Conservatives.

For the last two years, the Conservatives held a commanding lead in the polls by as much as 20 points. The election comes as U.S. President Donald Trump continues to threaten Canada’s sovereignty and pursues a trade war by levying steep tariffs on Canadian goods.

Stefan Dolgert, a political science professor at Brock University joins CHCH news to discuss more.

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