What to watch for as polls close on election day
Chief political correspondent Rosemary Barton speaks with former Liberal cabinet minister Mary Ng, former Conservative cabinet minister and former Alberta premier Jason Kenney, and former NDP MP Randall Garrison. They discuss what a positive outcome looks like for the parties on election day. Plus, the Sunday Scrum hears from former CBC parliamentary bureau chief Rob Russo, Toronto Star Queen's Park bureau chief Robert Benzie, and host of CBC's West of Centre podcast Kathleen Petty about what they will be watching for when polls close.
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