Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston appears ready to call a snap provincial election on Sunday.

Houston is expected to meet with the lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia. Arthur LeBlanc at his official residence in downtown Halifax at noon local time.

After his official visit, the prime minister is expected to address a gathering at a pub in the Halifax suburb of Bedford later today.

Liberal Leader Zach Churchill and NDP Leader Claudia Chender also have events planned in the provincial capital.

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The election call would come months before the fixed provincial election date of July 15, 2025, but would not be a surprise.

Houston signaled in June that he was no longer committed to that date, despite it being included in the first bill his government passed after taking office in 2021.

The Progressive Conservatives are seeking a second straight term after ousting the Liberals from power last August — a victory that was the result of a near single-minded focus on the need to fix the province’s ailing health-care system.

This time around, the Liberals and opposition NDP are expected to highlight what they see as the government’s failure to deliver on its health care promises.

They are also likely to attack the Conservatives for what they describe as the government’s neglect of other pressing issues, like the province’s lack of affordable housing and the rising cost of living.

The Progressive Conservatives currently hold 34 of the 55 seats in the Legislative Assembly.

The Liberals hold 14 seats, the NDP has six and there is one independent.