The Canadian Press - Federal Election - August 2, 2015
Prime Minister Stephen Harper visits Governor General David Johnston, along with his wife Laureen, to dissolve parliament and trigger an election campaign at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Sunday, August 2, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Prime Minister Stephen Harper talks to the media at Rideau Hall after visiting Governor General David Johnston and asking that Parliament be dissolved, triggering an election campaign, in Ottawa on Sunday, August 2, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand
Bloc Quebecois Leader Gilles Duceppe and wife Yolande Brunelle watch at Bloc headquaters in Montreal, Sunday, August 2, 2015, as Prime Minister Stephen Harper calls for a federal election. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
NDP Leader Tom Mulcair launches his campaign at the Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., after Prime Minister Stephen Harper called an election on Sunday, August 2, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is flanked by local candidates as he speaks during his election campaign launch in Vancouver, B.C., on Sunday August 2, 2015. A federal election will be held on October 19. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada, along with Green candidates and supporters, kicks off her election campaign from the Mary Winspear Community Centre in Sidney, B.C., Sunday August 2, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
NDP Leader Tom Mulcair and his wife Catherine Pinhas leave after launching his campaign at the Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., after Prime Minister Stephen Harper called an election on Sunday, August 2, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
Bloc Quebecois leader Gilles Duceppe speaks at a news conference in Montreal, Sunday, August 2, 2015, where he officially launched the Bloc's federal election campaign. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
A supporter takes a selfie with Conservative Leader Stephen Harper as he walks into his first campaign event on Sunday, August 2, 2015 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau greets spectators while marching in the Vancouver Pride Parade speaks in Vancouver, B.C., on Sunday August 2, 2015. A federal election will be held on October 19. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, right, is greeted by supporter Prem Vinning while attending the 20th Annual Mela Gadri Babian Da cultural festival in Surrey, B.C., on Sunday, August 2, 2015. A federal election will be held on October 19. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck