So far, 18 incumbent MPs not running again could make difference between minority, majority, or ‘the government flipping,’ says pollster Nanos

Another reason political observers expect the election to happen this fall is the wide-ranging Bill C-30, the Budget Implementation Act, and a clause which calls on Parliament to extend the COVID-19 stimulus to continue until Sept. 25, 2021, and gives government the power to extend it until Nov. 30.

Some 18 MPs are so far not running in the next election, including NDP MP Scott Duvall, top left, Liberal MP Kate Young, Bloc MP Simon Marcil, Conservative MP David Sweet, Liberal MP Wayne Easter, NDP MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq, and Liberal MPs Paul Lefebvre, and Navdeep Bains.The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

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BY ABBAS RANA

June 21, 2021

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