Tight Canada election may offer power-broker role to smaller parties

Forty days of campaigning may have knocked the shine off Justin Trudeau but no party appears likely to capture a majority

As Canadians head to the polls on Monday, Justin Trudeau is bracing for the possibility of an electoral loss, marking a stunning turn of fortunes for the charismatic Liberal leader who had pledged to reshape the country's politics.

With the the prime minister's weakness exposed, smaller parties are fighting to emerge as power brokers in a general election that experts believe may produce no clear winner.