Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a meeting of the special committee on the COVID-19 outbreak, as efforts continue to help slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada May 20, 2020. REUTERS/Blair Gable/File Photo
Politico: Will Trudeau ride pandemic to an early election?
Strong polling numbers amid crisis have pollsters and pundits in Canada speculating about an early return to the campaign trail.
OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau is leading Canada amid a record-shattering deficit, a decimated jobs landscape and a health crisis that has killed more than 7,000 Canadians.
Yet strong polling for the prime minister and his Liberal government since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic are fueling speculation in the Canadian capital about whether the Liberals are considering a quick return to the polls.
The fixed election date is set for 2023, but Trudeau leads a minority Parliament, which can fall at any time — toppled by the opposition or else triggered by the government.
Those around Trudeau insist he is focused on the pandemic with the idea of an early election call nowhere on the radar.
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Update: Canada's Trudeau, backed by rivals for now, has little chance to cash in on popularity boost (Reuters).
WNU Editor: There are currently over 8 million Canadians receiving $2000/month per Canadian from the Canadian government to make ends meet because most businesses and the people they employ are shut down because of Covid-19 restrictions. This will all end in the coming months. The prospect of millions of Canadians no longer receiving help from the government coupled with no jobs available for them to go to will change the mood of the country drastically. I shudder to think Canada will be like at the end of this year and next. So yes. They may deny it publicly, but I do know a few Liberals who want an election this September.
