44th general election.For just over a month, federal leaders have travelled around the country in an effort to convince voters to choose their party to represent them in Ottawa.
Canada’s 2021 election: Here’s your last minute voter’s guide After getting Gov. Gen. Mary May Simon’s blessing, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau dissolved Parliament on Aug.
15, sending Canadians to the ballot box two years before a mandated election on Oct. 16, 2023.Opposition leaders have criticized Trudeau’s decision, accusing him of trying to secure a majority for his party and questioning why an election was being called during COVID-19’s fourth wave.In response, Trudeau has defended his decision and said an election was necessary for Canadians to choose how.