No rush for snap election in Canada after Trump win, experts say – National [Video]

As the dust settles on the U.S. election and the world prepares for another Donald Trump presidency, Canadians may be wondering whether it raises the odds of a snap election here.

That’s not likely, experts say.

Canada’s next federal election is scheduled for the coming year and must happen no later than October 2025.

However, the possibility of an earlier election has been raised with recent attempts by the Conservatives to topple the Trudeau government as well as the collapse of the NDP-Liberal deal.

Trump’s election win comes at a time when support for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberal minority government has recently hit a “new low,” according to Ipsos polling exclusive to Global News in September after more than a year of trailing the Conservatives by double digits.

Meanwhile, there has also been growing pressure from Trudeau’s own caucus for him to step down.

Mary Anne Carter, a principal of government relations at Earnscliffe Strategies …