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It's campaign time! Here's everything you need to know

Mar 22, 202550 min
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<p>We’ve waited a long time for this. On Sunday, Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to ask the Governor General to dissolve Parliament and call a federal election — thrusting the parties into what is certain to be a dynamic, historic campaign. For starters, let’s get with you up to speed with a starter guide to campaign 2025, courtesy of CBC’s chief political correspondent Rosemary Barton.</p><p><br></p><p>Then, Conservative House leader Andrew Scheer joins the show to discuss his party’s response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats and his party’s promise to cut the industrial carbon tax.</p><p><br></p><p>Next, host Catherine Cullen stops by the NDP campaign headquarters in Ottawa to check in with Anne McGrath — senior adviser to leader Jagmeet Singh — about the party’s outlook heading into the campaign.</p><p><br></p><p>Plus, the director of the Media Ecosystem Observatory explains what worries him about the information voters are getting online this election — and how you can make sure you don’t get duped.</p><p><br></p><p>Finally, as political polls go into overdrive, two analysts dissect how seat projections and party popularity numbers actually work.</p><p><br></p><p>This episode features the voices of:</p><ul><li>Rosemary Barton, CBC’s chief political correspondent</li><li>Andrew Scheer, Conservative House leader</li><li>Anne McGrath, senior advisor to NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh</li><li>Aengus Bridgman, director of the Media Ecosystem Observatory</li><li>Philippe Fournier, editor-in-chief of 338Canada</li><li>Éric Grenier, author and publisher of thewrit.ca</li></ul>
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