Trudeau calls for snap election in hopes of winning back voters

Polling suggests Canadian PM's Liberals are in the position to capture close to the 170 seats needed for majority government

Canada's prime minister, Justin Trudeau, has called a snap election, gambling that voters will reward his administration's handing of the coronavirus pandemic with a parliamentary majority as he pulls the plug on a two-year minority government.

On Sunday morning, Trudeau met with Governor General Mary Simon to request she dissolve parliament - a request she approved.