It’s getting harder to believe there won’t be a federal election call in the not-too-distant future.
In the past two weeks, both Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have visited the province, with the latter announcing funding for big-ticket items such as rate mitigation and $10-a-day child care.
Today, it’s NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh’s turn. He’s in St. John’s today for a whirlwind stop, the final leg of his Atlantic Canada tour during which he’ll unveil the party’s so-called Commitment to Canadians.
Singh will be joined by retiring MP Jack Harris and candidates Mary Shortall and Ray Critch for the announcement outside the Quidi Vidi Village Plantation at 11 a.m. There’ll be a technical briefing for media on that at 9 a.m.
Then at noon, the NDP leader will be in downtown St. John’s to pay a visit to the Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador and visit small businesses in the area.
Singh also plans to meet with student leaders, but that will be closed to media.
It’s widely expected that the federal election will be called as soon as this weekend.