The federal election campaign is expected to kick off today. Here's what you need to know
CBC
The table is set for a consequential and close federal election this spring, which is largely expected to focus on how the leaders will take on U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war and his taunting of Canadian sovereignty.
Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to ask Governor General Mary Simon to dissolve Parliament today, triggering a weeks-long election campaign.
Sources have confirmed to CBC News that election day will be Monday, April 28.
Just a few months ago, polls suggested Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre was destined for a majority government. But the political landscape has been turned upside down since former prime minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation and Carney replaced him.
Now, for the first time in nearly three years, the Liberals have inched ahead in the polls as support for the Conservatives and NDP slips, according to the CBC's Poll Tracker, which aggregates public opinion polling.
It shows the Liberals would have a roughly three-in-four chance of winning the most seats if an election were held now. As of Sunday, they lead in Atlantic Canada, Quebec and have edged ahead in Ontario, polls suggest.
The Conservatives are nipping at their heels though.
Poilievre's party enjoys wide leads in Alberta and the Prairies and are still ahead of the Liberals in British Columbia, according to the tracker.
The Liberals' surge comes as the NDP's popularity has fallen to its lowest level in decades and is at risk of losing party status. Recent polling suggests the Bloc Québécois is at risk of losing seats in Quebec, the one province where they run candidates, according to the Poll Tracker.
The priorities of a federal campaign have also shifted since the re-election of Trump and the economic instability his return to the White House has caused.
The president escalated his trade war by imposing 25 per cent tariffs on all steel and aluminum entering the country, prompting Canada to effectively double its retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods.
Trump's next salvo is expected in the second week of the campaign, with the U.S. threatening another round of tariffs on April 2.
The parties have already been in campaign mode for months, but Sunday's call sends them into overdrive as the two main leaders compete to define themselves as the best person to deal with the unpredictable president.
During a stop in Sudbury, Ont., last week, Poilievre positioned himself as a "tough guy" well suited to take on Trump.
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