In just a matter of hours, Prime Minister Mark Carney will be headed to the Governor General’s office to trigger a snap election. It has been confirmed that Canadians will be flocking to the ballot boxes on Monday, April 28th. Carney himself has also confirmed that he will be running for office in the Nepean riding, which was previously held by Liberal MP Chandra Arya until his application was rejected by the party. Right next door to that riding is the Carleton jurisdiction, which has been held by Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre since 2004. And with both candidates serving as frontrunners for Canada’s top job, a local MP could be running the country for the first time since Sir John A. MacDonald held those honours. Ahead of those 5 weeks of campaigning, Carney had a short-term audition for Prime Minister, while Poilievre slightly shifted his focus from the carbon tax hate to economic announcements. Which party holds the edge in the initial stages, and to what degree could the Trump administration influence the eventual winner? Andrew Pinsent is joined alongside Postmedia columnist Warren Kinsella, Traxxion Strategies President Karl Belanger, and GZero Media contributor Tasha Kheiriddin for the Sunday Political Panel.

<p>In just a matter of hours, Prime Minister Mark Carney will be headed to the Governor General&rsquo;s office to trigger a snap election. It has been confirmed that Canadians will be flocking to the ballot boxes on Monday, April 28th. Carney himself has also confirmed that he will be running for office in the Nepean riding, which was previously held by Liberal MP Chandra Arya until his application was rejected by the party. Right next door to that riding is the Carleton jurisdiction, which has been held by Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre since 2004. And with both candidates serving as frontrunners for Canada&rsquo;s top job, a local MP could be running the country for the first time since Sir John A. MacDonald held those honours. Ahead of those 5 weeks of campaigning, Carney had a short-term audition for Prime Minister, while Poilievre slightly shifted his focus from the carbon tax hate to economic announcements. Which party holds the edge in the initial stages, and to what degree could the Trump administration influence the eventual winner? Andrew Pinsent is joined alongside Postmedia columnist Warren Kinsella, Traxxion Strategies President Karl Belanger, and GZero Media contributor Tasha Kheiriddin for the Sunday Political Panel.</p>