‘High stakes’ byelection in Mississauga-Lakeshore considered ‘first battle of the next general election campaign,’ say political insiders

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has until Nov. 26 to call a byelection in Mississauga-Lakeshore, according to Elections Canada's rules. Meanwhile, pollster Nik Nanos says the byelection 'will be a bit of an advance notice or a deposit on how ugly and potentially angry the federal election might be.'

The riding of Mississauga-Lakeshore has been vacant since May, when former Liberal MP Sven Spengemann, left, resigned. To succeed him, the Conservatives have appointed Ron Chinnzer, left; the NDP candidate in the riding is Julia Kole; and Green candidate is Mary Kidnew. As of last week, the Liberals had not nominated a candidate. Photographs courtesy of Twitter, LinkedIn and Mary Kidnew

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BY ABBAS RANA

October 17, 2022

Political parties will dry-run their strategies for the next federal election in the upcoming Mississauga-Lakeshore byelection, making this yet-to-be scheduled GTA swing riding campaign "critical to watch," say political players. "Mississauga-Lakeshore will be critical to watch,” said Nik Nanos, ...

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