Newsletter Newsletters Events Events Podcasts Videos Africanews
Loader
Advertisement

Canadian PM Trudeau formally launches campaign for October 21 election

Canadian PM Trudeau formally launches campaign for October 21 election
Copyright 
By Reuters
Published on
Share this article Comments
Share this article Close Button

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday met with Governor General Julie Payette, the acting head of state, who formally gave her blessing for the launch of a six-week federal election campaign.

"Canadians will head to the polls on Oct. 21," Trudeau told reporters outside Payette's official residence in Ottawa. "We've done a lot this past four years, but the truth is we're just getting started."

(Reporting by Steve Scherer; Editing by Hugh Lawson)

Go to accessibility shortcuts
Share this article Comments

Read more

Injured elephant repeatedly visits Indian village for food and water

Warming seas threaten Antarctic ecosystems, scientists warn

Brookfield Zoo’s pangolin at centre of new wildlife documentary