OTTAWA, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen
Harper was set to call a parliamentary election for Oct 19 on
Sunday, kicking off a marathon 11-week campaign likely to focus
on a stubbornly sluggish economy and his decade in power.
Harper's office said in a statement he is due to visit
Governor General David Johnston - the representative of Queen
Elizabeth, Canada's head of state - at 9:55 am (1355 GMT).
Harper is expected to seek the dissolution of Parliament,
triggering the start of the campaign.