In Quebec last October, the upstart Coalition Avenir Québec unseated the Liberal party, in a stunning upset that had immediate ripple effects in federal politics. One of the biggest disruptions in provincial elections came last June in Ontario, when Doug Ford led the Tories to a dramatic defeat of an exhausted Liberal Party. Two weeks before calling an election, Ball signed a refreshed agreement on the Atlantic Accord with federal Indigenous Services Minister Seamus O'Regan. Accounting rules meant that a multi-decade deal with the federal Liberals on a refreshed Atlantic Accord (the binding agreement that recognizes N.L. Interestingly, it was key to the Ball Liberals to win the favour of the Trudeau Liberals in Ottawa.

Source: CBC News May 15, 2019 08:00 UTC