Complex sentence: The election is often compared to the 1988 Canadian election, which was also fought over free trade, ironically in that later election the positions of the two parties were reversed with the Liberals battling against the Tories' free trade proposal.
Split into simpler sentences: The election is often compared to the 1988 Canadian election, which was also fought over free trade. Ironically, in that later election the positions of the two parties were reversed with the Liberals battling against the Tories' free trade proposal.