Political veterans weigh in on the still elusive 2021 election ballot-box question

Three heavy-hitters in Canada's political world spoke about what they expect the election campaign to look like once the writ is dropped in a discussion co-ordinated by the Pearson Centre for Progressive Policy on Aug. 5.

Former NDP MP Olivia Chow, left, former New Brunswick Premier Brian Gallant, and former Conservative deputy leader Lisa Raitt. An Aug. 5 Angus Reid poll found that the Liberals currently hold a five-point advantage over the Conservatives. Photograph courtesy of Twitter, The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

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BY MIKE LAPOINTE

August 5, 2021

With speculation continuing to swirl around a 2021 federal election call, former Conservative deputy leader Lisa Raitt says she doesn't see a clear ballot-box question and thinks the Liberals will be hard pressed to justify the choice to call an election in the middle of a pandemic, as MPs, candidat...

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