OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau plunged Canada into a snap summer election on Sunday after Gov. “The government and indeed parliament needs an opportunity to get a mandate from Canadians,” Trudeau said. In May, Trudeau voted with nearly all MPs against a pandemic election. The Conservatives, too, are balking at an election, criticizing Trudeau in early ads saying it’s a power grab by a Liberal leader who simply wants a majority. Elections Canada estimates the cost of holding a pandemic election, with more mail-in ballots and advance polls, at more than $500 million, and expects all results may not be known until the day after Election Day.

Source: thestar August 15, 2021 12:29 UTC