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.
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.
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…
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
