Liberal Leader Mark Carney spent his 10th day as prime minister asking Governor General Mary Simon to dissolve Parliament, and then asking Canadians for a mandate to keep his current job for longer.

She agreed and Canadians will now go to the polls on April 28. There is a lot at stake with U.S. President Donald Trump looming over this Canadian election like no other.

On this episode of "It's Political," Abacus CEO David Coletto joins host Althia Raj to discuss the current political landscape, and what it means for the job each party leader needs to do over the next 36 days.This episode of "It's Political" was produced by Althia Raj and Kevin Sexton. Kevin also mixed this show. Our theme music is by Isaac Joel.

Some of the clips this week were sourced from CPAC.