Prime Minister Mark Carney announces snap poll [Video]

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced a federal election in a widely anticipated move where he met with Governor-General Mary Simon to request for Parliament to be dissolved.

“I’m asking Canadians for a strong, positive mandate to deal with President [Donald] Trump and to build a new Canadian economy that works for everyone because I know we need change,” Carney said on Sunday (Monday AEDT) of the ongoing trade war with the US.

The election will be held on April 28 and will see Carney face off against his main rival, the Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre.

Carney assumed his role as Liberal leader and prime minister after his predecessor, Justin Trudeau, announced his resignation …