On Wednesday, the campaigns begin. Trudeau will be going to the GG and ask that she dissolve Parliament.
1. There are 338 seats in Parliament.
2. 170 seats are required to form a majority government.
3. The official election campaign will last 41 days.
There will be a leader's debate in English on Monday, October 7, 2019 - 7 to 9 PM EST
The current seats in Parliament are distributed as follows:
Liberal: 177
Conservative: 95
NDP: 39
Bloc Québécois: 10
Independent: 8
Green Party: 2
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation: 1
People's Party: 1
The following are the no of candidates for each of the official parties. I should point out that this number can change.
Liberal: 297
Conservative: 338
NDP: 205
Green Party: 308
People's Party: 316
And now you know some more of the story.
Safe Shooting!
Steve Redgwell
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