Affordability Issue Could Shape Election, Pollsters Say
OTTAWA (Reuters) ― Canadians have
a message for politicians appearing on their front stoops ahead of
Canada’s upcoming national election in October: life is getting more
expensive.
a message for politicians appearing on their front stoops ahead of
Canada’s upcoming national election in October: life is getting more
expensive.
The issue of affordability could
shape the Oct. 21 election, according to pollsters, and both Prime
Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals and the rival Conservatives plan to
make easing household expenses a priority, party sources say.
While
so-called pocketbook issues are a constant feature of elections
everywhere, the subject is especially relevant in Canada’s upcoming
contest.