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The Quebec premier has officially launched the provincial election campaign ahead of the October 5 vote. Early polling indicates separatist parties are gaining ground amid ongoing trade tensions with the United States.
Under province’s electoral system, the premier must symbolically ask the lieutenant-governor to dissolve the legislature in order to call an election
The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled, in a 6-3 decision, that New Brunswick's lieutenant-governor must be proficient in both English and French. This decision reinforces the province's official bilingual status.