Federal election campaigns begin across Manitoba – Winnipeg [Video]

Political signs have begun to pop up in Winnipeg, as campaigning for the federal election is officially underway.

Liberal Leader Mark Carney called the election on March 23. Canadians have about a month to decide their vote before heading to the polls on April 28.

Manitoba has 14 federal ridings, eight of which are in Winnipeg. Recent riding redistributions mean some voters may be casting ballots in a new area this year.

Curtis Brown with Probe Research expects some of those ridings to see close races.

“I think three months ago, we would have been talking about which, if any, seats the Liberals were going to keep,” Brown said.

“Now, we’re talking about potentially ones where it could be quite competitive between the Liberals and Conservatives, or the Conservatives and the NDP, or the Liberals and the NDP.”

One of those ridings is Winnipeg West (formerly Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley). Doug Eyolfson held the seat …