Investors may face rough ride if Canadian election leads to political instability


  • World
  • Monday, 19 Oct 2015

TORONTO (Reuters) - Given there is a good chance that Monday's Canadian federal election will not give one party control of the country's parliament, investors may want to brace for a period of political instability that could dent Canadian financial markets. The already weakened Canadian dollar could be most vulnerable to a further drop, market participants warned.

Most recent polls have been suggesting the most likely outcome is a centre-left Liberal minority government, with a lesser possibility that the ruling Conservatives will be in a position to form a minority government. Either of them would need the support of another party to govern

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