# Canadopers: fall federal election\[!\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [August 12, 2021, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadopers-fall-federal-election/948485 "2021-08-12T01:53:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 24
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2021, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadopers-fall-federal-election/948485/464 "2021-09-20T23:04:34Z")
I voted in one of the advance polls, since I figured it would be less-crowded than the election day polls. It wasn’t crowded at all, and was quick and easy. The hardest part was getting through the parking lot–the school next to the polling place (a YMCA) had just let out, and the lot was crowded with parents’ cars, school buses, and kids wandering through. Oddly, this time around, I wasn’t inundated with campaign literature. I got three pieces from the Conservatives, but nothing from any other party or candidate. Compare that to 2019, when I got stuff from the Conservatives, Liberals, and NDP, and a visit from the Liberal candidate. ---
**Author:** ![Latimera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/latimera/32/497_2.png) [@Latimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Latimera)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2021, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadopers-fall-federal-election/948485/465 "2021-09-20T23:13:17Z")
> [@UltraVires](#): > > When do polls close/results start coming in? Any preferred websites to watch the results that our friends up north recommend? Its all just starting. Poles have closed in Newfoundland and Labrador and results are just starting to come in. Its 4:12 (PST) right now and the Liberals are currently leading in one riding. > **[Federal election 2021 live results](https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/elections/federal/2021/results/)** > > Follow the live results as they come in, with breakdowns from your riding and races across the country. ---
**Author:** ![Latimera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/latimera/32/497_2.png) [@Latimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Latimera)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2021, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadopers-fall-federal-election/948485/466 "2021-09-20T23:18:03Z")
> [@UltraVires](#): > > When do polls close/results start coming in? I should have added that poles close at 7:00 PM, so results start to roll in from across Canada from east to west as per time zones. ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2021, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadopers-fall-federal-election/948485/467 "2021-09-20T23:26:16Z")
> [@UltraVires](#): > > For months, I thought he was a woman who could be the first female Canadian PM. _[\>Stares in Kim Campbell\<](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Campbell)_ ---
**Author:** ![keeganst94](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a6a055/32.png) [@keeganst94](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/keeganst94)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2021, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadopers-fall-federal-election/948485/468 "2021-09-20T23:31:24Z")
First woman elected Canadian PM? First consequential female Canadian PM? ---
**Author:** ![FinsToTheLeft](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finstotheleft/32/2930_2.png) [@FinsToTheLeft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinsToTheLeft)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2021, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadopers-fall-federal-election/948485/469 "2021-09-20T23:57:07Z")
> [@Latimera](#): > > should have added that poles close at 7:00 PM, so results start to roll in from across Canada from east to west as per time zones. 9:30 in Ontario ---
**Author:** ![Latimera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/latimera/32/497_2.png) [@Latimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Latimera)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2021, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadopers-fall-federal-election/948485/470 "2021-09-21T00:12:13Z")
> [@FinsToTheLeft](#): > > 9:30 in Ontario My mistake…I knew that poles were open for 12 hours and assumed they all opened at 7:00 AM. They open at 7 in BC, but 9:30 AM in Ontario. Ignorance fought… ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2021, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadopers-fall-federal-election/948485/471 "2021-09-21T00:14:36Z")
> [@keeganst94](#): > > First consequential female Canadian PM? Campbell’s stint as PM was pretty much nothing but consequences! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Kropotkin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kropotkin/32/18045_2.png) [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2021, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadopers-fall-federal-election/948485/472 "2021-09-21T00:17:32Z")
Poles have closed, Romanians still open! ---
**Author:** ![FinsToTheLeft](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finstotheleft/32/2930_2.png) [@FinsToTheLeft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinsToTheLeft)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2021, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadopers-fall-federal-election/948485/473 "2021-09-21T00:24:41Z")
> [@Latimera](#): > > Ignorance fought… I think they switched around when they dropped the ban on releasing results before the last polls closed so that there wasn’t a 4.5 hour difference between NL and BC. ---
**Author:** ![keeganst94](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a6a055/32.png) [@keeganst94](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/keeganst94)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2021, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadopers-fall-federal-election/948485/474 "2021-09-21T00:25:43Z")
First female Canadian PM that anybody (including Canadians) can remember? ---
**Author:** ![Kropotkin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kropotkin/32/18045_2.png) [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2021, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadopers-fall-federal-election/948485/475 "2021-09-21T00:30:14Z")
Some years ago, it was suggested that CBC News move its headquarters from Toronto to Vancouver, so instead of BC getting the news 3 hours after it happened, we’d get it 3 hours before it happened. ---
**Author:** ![Latimera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/latimera/32/497_2.png) [@Latimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Latimera)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2021, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadopers-fall-federal-election/948485/476 "2021-09-21T00:41:25Z")
I laughed… ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2021, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadopers-fall-federal-election/948485/477 "2021-09-21T00:43:23Z")
Because mail in ballots are not counted until today, in theory a very close race might not be decided until Friday. But there are very few ridings with races that close and no doubt results will be coming forthwith. Our polling station made us fill out Covid contact sheets. Not fully sure why since they crossed names off voting lists so knew who had done so. I got literature from all three big parties and the PPC candidate hung out at major intersections that I frequent. The name CBCBC has a certain ring… ---
**Author:** ![Latimera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/latimera/32/497_2.png) [@Latimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Latimera)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2021, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadopers-fall-federal-election/948485/478 "2021-09-21T00:45:58Z")
> [@Dr\_Paprika](#): > > Our polling station made us fill out Covid contact sheets. Not fully sure why since they crossed names off voting lists so knew who had done so. Really? Nothing like that in my poll (in BC). Everyone was masked and behind plexi panels. There were signs reminding you that masks were mandatory, but that was it. ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2021, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadopers-fall-federal-election/948485/479 "2021-09-21T01:21:23Z")
Contact info where I voted. ---
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2021, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadopers-fall-federal-election/948485/480 "2021-09-21T01:54:51Z")
Vote splitting between CPC and PPC gives Libs early lead in Edmonton Centre!!! Lib 75 CPC 71 PPC 4 With 3 of 209 polls rep 🤔 ---
**Author:** ![Kimera757](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kimera757/32/3765_2.png) [@Kimera757](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimera757)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2021, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadopers-fall-federal-election/948485/481 "2021-09-21T02:11:29Z")
I think the PPC might win one seat this time around. The split with the Conservatives helps the Liberals, but… The Bloc Quebecois and NDP seem to be doing fairly well compared to last time (which is bad for the Liberals, especially the latter). I think we’ll end up with largely similar results. I don’t think O’Toole refusing to back a Liberal minority means anything. While the Liberals have a rep for “running left and ruling right” that is not always true. Trudeau ruled pretty left from 2015 onward, and from 2015-2019 had a majority so he didn’t have to rely on NDP support. From 2019 to the election call, Trudeau had an unofficial alliance with the NDP. There’s no way O’Toole could support such a leftist government. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2021, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadopers-fall-federal-election/948485/482 "2021-09-21T02:41:50Z")
CTV and Global News have both called a Liberal win based on winning or leading in 131 ridings within the last twenty minutes. It is unclear whether majority territory was reached but one suspects _plus ca change_… (I.e. the status quo). ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2021, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadopers-fall-federal-election/948485/483 "2021-09-21T02:50:07Z")
CBC has also called a Liberal win. I would not be disappointed if it was a minority government given the hubris, but que sera sera. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadopers-fall-federal-election/948485.md?page=23) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadopers-fall-federal-election/948485.md?page=25)