But with the fixed-election date still more than two years away, does a pre-election campaign that looks like a pre-election campaign and smells like a pre-election campaign actually qualify as a pre-election campaign? That's because by the fixed-election date law, Canada's next federal election isn't supposed to be held until October 2023. It's all just "something we've been talking about and working on for a long time," he said Wednesday when asked if this was a pre-election tour. Ultimately, Turnbull said, it's up to the party leaders to decide what's ethical and what voters will think is acceptable behaviour. Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole was in Calgary for a series of official events and some party fundraisers.

Source: CBC News July 10, 2021 15:34 UTC