As Canadians head to the polls on Monday, prime minister Justin Trudeau will be watching nervously to see if his gamble to call an election will win his party more power in parliament – or leave him with even fewer seats and rivals sensing a growing political weakness.
But in a tightly contested election marred by a public health crisis and concerns over delays in ballot counting, it could take days to learn the winner.
Trudeau called the election in late August, hoping he could convert goodwill from a successful vaccine rollout into electoral gains. But after 36 days of campaigning during a pandemic, including a number of virtual events, no party is favourite to capture the 170 seats needed for a majority in the House of Commons.
At the same time, mail-in ballots will not be counted until polls close, meaning that in some electoral districts where the race is tight, it might take days to know the result.
Under Canada’s parliamentary system, Trudeau will be given the first chance to form a government if no party reaches 170 seats – even if his Liberal party comes second to the Conservatives. It will be up to opposition parties to work with him – or band together to defeat him in the coming months.
Isn't Canada the home of Dominion?? I think the Rat wins re-election...Sadly :(
Rigging an election wont rig the people back asleep.
The fight hasnt lost steam and will continue
Agreed...and IF people are awake and following along...they should see that the System is BROKEN!
The one I almost look forward to is the attempt to deny people the right to vote over vaccination status.
When the law seems to say that there are no applicable conditions to deny someone a vote if they are a citizen with ID.
On second look, it looks like we can use the Canadian Human Rights Act on this and concerning vaccine mandates.
That kind of discrimination might be worth a 50k fine for businesses that enforce this.
They like to cast doubt on the cabal candidates elections prospects just before they steal the election, IE Gavin Newsome.
He can’t be defeated if the polls are rigged.
So Trudeau should win handily in Canada’s most secure election ever! Garnering the most votes ever received by a Prime Minister…wash, rinse, repeat!
How long do they think they can get away with this shit and who the fuck do they think they are fooling at this point?
They’ve already announced there will be no winner on Election Night. That means: Liberals wait to see how many votes they need to forge, then forge them after the election.