By Canadian Press

Trudeau rules out snap election call, national ballot slated for Oct. 21

Dec 16, 2018 | 8:30 AM

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says there will be no early election call.

In a roundtable interview with The Canadian Press, Trudeau says he is happy to rule out the prospect of a snap ballot, meaning Canadians can expect to go to the polls Oct. 21.

The declaration should put an end to behind-the-scenes rumblings the governing Liberals have been mulling a spring election.

Since May 2007, federal election legislation dictates that a general ballot be held on the third Monday in October in the fourth year following the previous election.

However, it doesn’t preclude an election being set for a different date.

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