On March 23, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who had just been in office for 10 days, submitted a request to Governor General Mary Simon to dissolve Parliament and was granted permission to initiate early federal elections, namely the federal House of Representatives elections. According to the minimum election period stipulated by Canadian electoral law, the voting day for this election is set for April 28th of this year. This is also the first general election since the number of seats in the House of Representatives increased from 338 to 343. Carney will lead the Liberal Party of Canada to strive for a fourth consecutive election victory. Carney stated that Canada needs to become the "strongest economy in the G7" and respond to the tariff policies implemented by US President Trump. This year is Canada's election year. The statutory date for the federal election is no later than October 20th of this year. The House of Representatives had originally planned to resume its session on March 24th. In the current complex domestic political and geopolitical situation in Canada, the election was launched ahead of schedule before the resumption of parliament, which is in line with the general expectation of public opinion. The Liberal Party has been in power for nearly 10 years since winning the 2015 autumn election. But in both the 2019 and 2021 elections, the party did not gain a majority of seats in the House of Representatives and could only maintain a minority government. Former Prime Minister Trudeau announced on January 6th this year that he would resign as party leader and prime minister after the Liberal Party elected a new leader, in the face of declining public support and pressure within the party. On March 9th, former Governor of the Bank of Canada and economic expert Carney won the Liberal Party leadership election with a high number of votes and was sworn in as Prime Minister on the 14th. After the change of leadership of the Liberal Party, the public support rate has shaken off the decline of more than two years and has shown a clear and rapid rebound. Recent data from some polling platforms shows that the support rate of the Liberal Party has equaled or even surpassed its biggest rival, the Conservative Party. This election comes at a time when Canada's bilateral relations with its neighboring country and largest trading partner, the United States, have cooled due to economic and trade issues. How to deal with the Trump administration, as well as how to reduce the huge fiscal deficit, address economic and livelihood challenges, and climate change, will be the main topics of the campaign. Since taking office as Prime Minister 10 days ago, Carney has been highly active in both domestic and foreign affairs, which can be seen as his "three pronged approach" to taking office. One is to significantly streamline the cabinet, reducing the number of members from 37 during the Trudeau era to 24. Secondly, alleviate the pressure on people's livelihoods and adjust the economic structure. Kani has signed an order to cancel the consumer carbon tax, cancel the plan to increase the capital gains tax rate, and plan to promote large-scale infrastructure construction, eliminate domestic inter provincial trade barriers, and introduce incentive policies for first-time home buyers. Thirdly, adjust the diplomatic posture. His first overseas visit chose France and the UK instead of the United States. He also announced plans to strengthen military technology cooperation with Australia and requested a review of the US F-35 fighter jet procurement contract. The Conservative Party's campaign slogan is' Canada First, for Change '. The party leader Poliev said that Canadians "cannot afford to lose another 10 years for the Liberal Party". The party has recently criticized that Carney's approach is essentially the same as Trudeau's, and accused Carney of concealing his financial assets and conflicts of interest. Prior to this, Carney was not a member of parliament and was one of the few non elected prime ministers in Canada's history. In this election, he will run in the Nepean constituency in Ottawa. But if the Liberal Party loses this election, he is likely to become the shortest serving Prime Minister in Canadian history. (New Society)