Carney will ask Governor General to dissolve Parliament and call election, sources say

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Prime Minister Mark Carney will ask the Governor General to dissolve Parliament and call a federal election on Mar 23, Radio-Canada has learned.

The election campaign will kick off barely a week after Carney was sworn in as prime minister and appointed his cabinet.

Carney's trip to Rideau Hall to speak to Gov. Gen. Mary Simon will come a day before MPs were scheduled to return after Parliament was prorogued on Jan. 6.