What Justin Trudeau's Liberals could learn from the Nova Scotia election campaign by Michael MacDonald, The Canadian Press Posted Aug 4, 2021 4:00 am EDT Last Updated Aug 4, 2021 at 4:11 am EDT Premier Iain Rankin followed by his wife Mary Chisholm, visits a market after meeting with Lt.-Gov. Arthur LeBlanc to call an election in Halifax on Saturday, July 17, 2021. The election will be held Aug. 17. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan HALIFAX — The election campaign in Nova Scotia may not be getting much attention on the national stage, but the federal Liberals in Ottawa are almost certainly keeping a close watch on the race.