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The Canadian federal election of 1988 was held November 21 1988 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 34th Parliament of Canada. It was an election largely fought on a single issue: the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (FTA).Incumbent Prime Minister Brian Mulroney leader of the Progressive Conservative Party had signed the agreement. The Liberal Party led by John Turner was opposed to the agreement as was the New Democratic Party led by Ed Broadbent.