Canada Canada – Canada’s Trudeau Calls Snap Election in Bid to Regain Parliamentary Majority MSN – Amanda Coletta (Washington Post) | Published: 8/15/2021 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, betting his standing has been improved by his government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic while his main opponent has failed to gain traction with voters, called a snap federal election for September 20 in a bid to regain a majority in the House of Commons. [read post]