Terry Prone: Take a look behind you in the polls before you go demonising your opposition

Canada's PM and Fianna Fáil are belatedly realising the bogeyman trope doesn't work. Oh, and spoiler alert — no electorate is ever grateful for your achievements in government

The one bright moment in Justin Trudeau's election campaign came when he responded robustly to an anti-vaxx protestor who uttered disgusting sexist epithets about the Canadian prime minister's wife, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau. Picture: Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press/AP

Today, around about lunchtime in this country, early-bird Canadian voters will start the process of selecting their next government, and in the process making a statement about prime minister Justin Trudeau that will be significant for his career.

They’re going to the polls despite the fact that their last election was only in 2019, leaving the current government with roughly two years to go, had Trudeau not decided to call a snap election just over a month ago.