Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper dissolved Parliament on Sunday and called an election for October 19, kicking off a marathon 11-week campaign, Reuters reported. The move appeared designed to give the Conservative Party an edge in campaign spending.
NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair left the door open to a few sort of post-election arrangement that would see New Democrats working with Liberals to oust Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper – but Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is not interested. “It’s like we all...