Prime Minister Mark Carney visited Gov. Gen. Mary Simon on March 23 and asked for the dissolution of Parliament, triggering a snap federal election for April 28.
Carney announced the election the day before Parliament was scheduled to be recalled after being prorogued on Jan. 6 by his predecessor Justin Trudeau.
If proceedings in the House of Commons had resumed, the minority Liberal government could have faced a non-confidence vote, which would also have led to an early election.
Carney, who was sworn in as prime minister on March 14 after winning the Liberal leadership race, is going into the election at a time when the Liberals have had a significant rebound in the polls….