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Carney, Ford discussed idea of an early federal election to secure majority, sources say (www.theglobeandmail.com)
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Another of these sources said the Premier recounted to them that Mr. Ford had advised Mr. Carney to trigger an election. Mr. Ford won a third majority government after he called an early election last year, saying he needed a mandate to take on U.S. President Donald Trump.

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[–] 3 points 9 months ago

There's nothing anti-democratic about a minority government calling an early election - that's a feature of parliamentary democracy, not a bug.

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