Canadian elections headed for a photo finish on Monday with liberal prime minister Justin Trudeau, threatened by a strong challenge from rookie conservative leader Erin O'Toole.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, fighting for his political survival, makes a final pitch to voters in Maple, Canada ahead of Monday's electionOTTAWA - Canadian elections headed for a photo finish Monday with liberal prime minister Justin Trudeau, who is seeking a third term, threatened by a strong challenge from rookie conservative leader Erin O'Toole.
A sudden surge in Covid-19 cases led by the Delta variant late in the campaign, after the lifting of most public health measures this summer, has also thrown a wrench into the works.But after six years in power, his administration is showing signs of fatigue, and it's been an uphill battle for him to convince Canadians to stick with his Liberals after falling short of high expectations set in his 2015 landslide win.
Erin O'Toole, leader of Canada's Conservative Party, elbow bumps supporters at a rally in his home electoral district of Dundas in the final week of campaigning ahead of Monday's snap electionAn estimated 27 million Canadians are eligible to cast a ballot to select 338 members of Parliament. To keep his job, Trudeau's Liberals must win a plurality of seats and take at least 170 for a majority.
At rallies, Trudeau was dogged by what he described as"anti-vaxxer mobs," including one that threw stones at him. Overall, commented Max Cameron, a professor at the University of British Columbia,"this hasn't been a polarizing election. There's actually a lot of clustering around the middle."
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