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Election speculation grips Ottawa

Speculation in Ottawa that the Liberals are plotting the next federal election has us asking what the major parties stand to gain — and lose — from a spring or fall vote. CBC’s Power and Politics host Vassy Kapelos reports.
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With election speculation rampant in Ottawa, we ask what the major parties stand to gain — and lose — from a spring or fall vote. Canadian federal party leaders, clockwise from top left, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, the NDP's Jagmeet Singh, Green Party Leader Annamie Paul and Yves-François Blanchet of the Bloc Québécois are seen in this composite photo. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press, Blair Gable/Reuters, Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press, Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press, Paul Chiasson/Canadian Press)
Front Burner23:39Election speculation grips Ottawa

Timing is everything in politics. So with COVID-19 vaccines finally rolling out across the country and the Liberal Party polling about five points ahead of the Conservatives, Ottawa is rife with speculation about the possibility of a federal election.

Will it be the ruling minority government that pulls the trigger on Canada's 44th federal election? Or will it come down to a vote of no confidence? CBC's Power and Politics host Vassy Kapelos joins us today to share her political analysis.

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