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"It really comes down to whether the margins in most ridings, between the first and second place candidate, are large enough that with a kind of back-of-the envelope model, the votes likely to be cast for the various parties the next day don't overturn the results," he said.

In this webinar, panelists will discuss policy issues, candidate diversity –what it’s looked like over time and why it matters, and delve into the challenges posed for a range of actors (like researchers, parties, Elections Canada) by holding a snap election.

There are three approaches to minorities, notes Cameron, the most common being the informal vote-by-vote approach taken by Trudeau during the past two years. Cameron suspects that would be the likely approach again should Monday’s election produce another minority.