With a declining Liberal Party polling at 25 points in Leger’s August poll compared to the Conservatives’ 42 points, the New Democratic Party (NDP) have taken action to differentiate themselves from the competition. In a video released by the NDP on Sept. 4, leader of the NDP Jagmeet Singh said the deal for the NDP to prop up the Liberal party would be over once parliament reconvenes.

“At this point, the NDP knows that they're going to go into an election sooner or later and have to do something to differentiate themselves from the Liberals,” said Fanshawe politics professor Glen Morgan. 'Singh had to do something. He was damned if he did, damned if he didn't.”

With the NDP’s choice to end their Supply and Confidence Agreement with the Liberal party, a snap election could happen from a vote of no confidence. Morgan said the chances of this happening this year are slim with the current state of the Liberals and NDP.

“Both the parties, the Liberals and the NDP, need as much time as they possibly can to hopefully turn their fortunes around in their view to give themselves a chance because right now it's a foregone conclusion that the Conservatives win.”

While the Liberals and NDP try to build themselves back up, Morgan said Pierre Poilievre will try his best to force a vote of no confidence while he holds such a commanding lead.

Students worried about the next election should watch for any affordability measures each party plans on releasing. With affordability at the forefront of Canadians' minds, it will be a big talking point in the upcoming election.

“The other thing is that we've got that, you know, a huge international student contingent and I believe the new federal rules now limit them to 24 hours a week working. Which, depending on which city you're living in Canada can make affordability tricky, London would not be great, but I would not want to be a student in Toronto right now.”