‘They haven’t got a competitor who’s even remotely close’: Liberals on track to win majority in expected September election, but still a few wild cards

Based on the latest Ekos poll, the only threat to a Liberal majority government comes not from the Conservatives, but from the NDP and possibly the Bloc Québécois, who share the progressive-voter space with the Liberals. Frank Graves says the longer the Liberals wait to call an election, the more they risk having other, less-favourable issues emerge.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured June 30, 2021, speaking to people who live at Hope Living Residence in Kanata. The prime minister toured the supportive housing facility which is undergoing a renovation. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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BY CHRISTOPHER GULY

July 5, 2021

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is on track to win a third mandate and form his second Liberal majority government if he triggers a federal election, according to June polling numbers. An Ipsos online and telephone poll of 1,501 Canadians conducted for Global News found the Liberals holding first pos...

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