National News posted Mar 20, 2025 @ 06:28am by Iain Burns

Mark Carney set to call federal election on Sunday: reports

Canada’s going to the polls this spring after all.

Prime Minister Mark Carney is widely reported to have committed to requesting that Parliament be dissolved on Sunday, prompting a federal election.

Ottawa has not released an official statement about the election, but all the major media outlets in the country are reporting that “sources” have told them about Carney’s decision, suggesting the Liberals have briefed selected members of the press.

Parliament, which has been prorogued since Jan. 6, was set to return to business on Monday.

<who> Photo credit: Mark Carney/X </who> Prime Minister Mark Carney.

That means the Liberals have waited till the last possible moment to call the election before having to face opposition parties – which have promised to vote down the government – in the House of Commons.

Election campaigns are supposed to last between 37 and 51 days, meaning the vote will take place on either April 28 or May 5.

Carney, who has never been elected to public office, became Liberal leader on March 9 after being endorsed by a huge majority of the party’s members.

Polls have suggested the Canadian public is vastly more fond of the former Bank of Canada governor than the Liberals’ previous leader, Justin Trudeau.

Several recent surveys have even put the Liberals ahead of the Tories and on track for a majority, an astonishing turnaround for a party that seemed to be facing a wipeout just a few months ago.

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