The polls suggest that the Manitoba Progressive Conservatives hold a double-digit lead over the opposition New Democrats, who were removed from power after 17 years in office in the 2016 provincial election. To discuss why Pallister is planning to send Manitoba to the polls sooner rather than later, the CBC's Ian Froese joins CBC polls analyst and host Éric Grenier on this week's episode of The Pollcast podcast. There could be one more provincial election before the federal vote in October. CBC's Manitoba provincial affairs reporter Ian Froese joins us to talk about the impending call and then national reporter David Cochrane explains what's next in Newfoundland and Labrador politics after last week's vote. 23:45Listen to the full discussion above — or subscribe to the CBC Pollcast and listen to past episodes of the show.

Source: CBC News May 23, 2019 15:56 UTC