Trudeau triggers federal election call amid shadow of SNC-Lavalin affair

In seeking to contrast his party with the Conservatives, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau leaned on familiar attacks, invoking the spectre of Harper government’s decade in office and the now-deeply unpopular Ford government.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on Sept. 11, 2019, speaking to reporters after meeting with Gov.-Gen. Julie Payette who dissolved the 42nd Parliament, initiating Canada's 43 federal election campaign. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY BEATRICE PAEZ

September 11, 2019

RIDEAU HALL—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau emerged from Rideau Hall on Wednesday after asking Governor General Julie Payette to dissolve the 42 Parliament, officially triggering the start of Canada's 43rd federal election campaign.

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