ABOVE: Mark Kennedy breaks down where federal party leaders stand with voters as they head in to summer break.
OTTAWA – As the House of Commons rises for the summer, MPs are heading back to their ridings to start the summer barbecue circuit. This summer will be the pre-campaign stage as the federal parties ramp up to the 2015 election.
Mark Kennedy, parliamentary bureau chief for the Ottawa Citizen, spoke to Tom Clark on The West Block about what the parties need to do to advance in the polls.
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Kennedy said Prime Minister Stephen Harper may have the biggest challenge ahead by asking for a fourth mandate, which “is never done in this country.”
However, Kennedy cautions the campaign trail is full of surprises and it’s far too soon to call a favourite.
“We all have to stand back and realize if any of us rule out any of those three leaders, we all make a mistake. We minimize their possibilities at our peril.”
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