A Canada Election Didn’t Go As Planned. Is it a Harbinger of Things to Come?

Special elections, or by-elections as they are called in Canada, are often said to be harbingers of the change that one might expect to see in an upcoming general election.

In Canada, it’s trickier to make predictions because the ruling party can call a snap election at any time to prolong and consolidate its power if it thinks the wind is blowing in the right direction. The last general election in Canada was one of these snap elections. It was held during the pandemic even though Trudeau had promised not to do so ...