*Recorded August 15 2021*

The day has come - Justin Trudeau has dropped the writ and launched Canada into its 44th National Election!

• Adrian discusses the reasoning for the decision to keep the election at just 36 days and how it'll effect the other parties and the campaign as a whole.
• He'll also cover the response from the opposition parties to the election being called.
• He'll also take a dive into some polls looking at where the leaders and their parties are at as the election starts, as well as how people feel about going to vote during a pandemic

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Twitter: @ClarkwiththeE

Sources:

Erin O'Toole's Status: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/erin-otoole-election-1.6137740

Jagmeet Singh's Status: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/jagmeet-singh-ndp-election-1.6138508

Annamie Paul's Status: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/annamie-paul-green-election-1.6139001

Yves-François Blanchet's Status: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/bloc-quebecois-federal-election-blanchet-1.6132816

Canada Election Act: https://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=vot&dir=bkg&document=ec90795&lang=e

NDP Financial Situation: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-the-ndp-is-the-only-major-party-that-hasnt-submitted-its-2020/

Abacus Data Survey: https://abacusdata.ca/election-2021-liberals-lead-by-9/

Angus Reid Survey: https://angusreid.org/federal-politics-fourth-wave/

Mainstreet Research Survey: https://www.scribd.com/document/519916402/Canada-Vote-Intention-August-11-2021#fullscreen&from_embed

Leger Survey: https://2g2ckk18vixp3neolz4b6605-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Rapport-politique-federale-14-aout-2021.pdf

CBC Poll Tracker: https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/elections/poll-tracker/canada/

338 Canada: https://338canada.com/#seats

CBC Vote Compass: https://votecompass.cbc.ca/canada