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NUNAVUT - Prime Minister Stephen Harper officially called the federal election yesterday for October 14, 2008.

Sunday morning, Harper asked Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean to dissolve Canada's 39th Parliament. Harper and the Conservative Party of Canada have been in power for 31 months with a minority government.

Two parties had already named candidates for Nunavut prior to the much anticipated election call.

Liberal candidate Kirt Ejesiak, 38, is a graduate of the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He is presently the CEO and creative director of Uqsiq Communications, and has previously served as premier Paul Okalik's principal secretary and Iqaluit's deputy mayor.

Also running in Canada's 40th federal election is New Democratic Party candidate Paul Irngaut, 48. A former student of Algonquin College in Ottawa, he worked as a reporter and researcher for 10 years and became the CBC television's first Inuk video journalist. His recent work involves the protection of Inuit rights and values with regards to the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement.

The Conservative Party and the Green Party have yet to name their Nunavut candidates.