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Canada votes: Is Trudeau in trouble?

Justin Trudeau has called a snap election less than two years after Canadians last voted.

On Monday Canadians will vote in a snap election called by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau just two years after they last voted. He hopes to turn his minority in parliament into a majority having previously enjoyed favourable reviews for his handling of the pandemic. But since calling the election, a fourth wave of Covid infection has gathered pace in parts of the country prompting claims that he is putting his own political interests ahead of the public’s by going ahead with the vote. Some polls even show the governing Liberal Party slipping behind its main rival the Conservatives, led by Erin O’Toole. The PM also faces a strong challenge from the left in the form of New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh, and Quebec-nationalist party the Bloc Québécois is also polling strongly. So, what are the main issues that will decide the election and are Canadians in the mood for change?

Ritula Shah is joined by a panel of expert guests.

Producers: Junaid Ahmed and Paul Schuster.

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49 minutes

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Sat 18 Sep 2021 03:06GMT

Contributors

Lisa Young - Political scientist, School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary

Kate Harrison - Conservative political consultant from Summa Strategies in Ottawa

Richard Mahoney - Former Liberal Party strategist; Managing Director, McMillan Vantage Policy Group in Ottawa

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Julie Dzerowicz - Liberal Party candidate for Davenport, Ontario

Shachi Kurl - President of the Angus Reid Institute in Vancouver

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Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during an election campaign stop at a restaurant in Longueuil, Quebec - September 15, 2021. Credit: REUTERS/Carlos Osorio.

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