Surging in the polls, PM Carney calls general election for April 28

Thanks to the ongoing trade war with the U.S. fuelling their momentum, the Carney Liberals enter the campaign with the wind at their backs but things could change during the 37-day campaign, says Ipsos pollster Darrell Bricker.

Prime Minister Mark Carney kicked off the federal election campaign with a visit to Rideau Hall to ask Governor General Mary Simon to dissolve the 44th Parliament on March 23. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY STUART BENSON, ABBAS RANA

March 23, 2025

For more than a year and a half, the Conservatives have held a solid lead in national public opinion polls, but as Prime Minister Mark Carney triggers an election for April 28, the Liberals now carry the momentum. Still, politicos caution that “campaigns matter”—and it...

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