2019 Federal Elections in Canada.

Don't worry, I will not impose the long stories of our candidates, political history, etc.
I just wanted to point out that, unlike the stories from the USA, where there's gerrymandering, voter disenfranchisement, trouble registering, etc., in Canada things are functioning well and progressing smoothly.
The Advance Polls (actual election day is the 21st of October) have just finished, results due out soon. After a 4 day vote-a-thon, more people than ever have voted over the weekend (including our Thanksgiving), with polls open all over the place (different locations from official Election Day polls) and from 9 in the morning to 9 at night.
And, most parties, and Elections Canada, setting up rides to the polls for those who are unable to make it on their own. My rollator and myself were driven by a nice volunteer lady, not of my own party. They are not allowed to only drive their own voters, or even inquire. Even in Manitoba, scene of massive flooding, special arrangements were made so that no voter was left behind.

There are even efforts to help the homeless vote, in spite of a previous, Conservative, Prime Minister's effort to limit the vote to people with picture ID.

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/elec...n-estimates/ar-AAIPAh2?li=AAggNb9&OCID=FIRPLC

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/brit...omeless-voters-election-the-current-1.5320687

It's not perfect, but we're trying!

mccardey said:

In a break from my usual genre v litfic -

Canada or New Zealand?

Discuss.

Spoiler: both

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Aw, thanks for the compliment, but I have to say, I do admire the Aussie traditions of sausages and other edible for voters. We get nothing but a friendly smile from a scrutineer. At which point I thank the nearest poll worker for volunteering for doing the job for all of our sakes, and we nod and back away from each other.

Kjbartolotta said:

Félicitations, Canada!



I've seen a lot of stuff on AW but I've never seen an international incident before.

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When it comes to international incidents, I don't think 'Canada vs. New Zealand' springs to anyone's mind as a major risk.

cbenoi1 said:

Don't. Start.

-cb

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I thought that was a division of powers sort of thing? New Zealand has rugby, we have hockey, and all in all, we were pretty evenly matched. Although, we are crap at hakas. Drunken hockey songs just cannot compete. Not even Stompin' Tom.

Other than that, we are both peace loving, prosperous countries who try to mind our own businesses, and not invade other people. (Except for our respective histories with our respective original inhabitants.)

Where in Alberta? I have a sister near Grande Prairie. They all seem to be deeply Conservative. Even when their own Preston Manning formed the 'Reform Party', they managed (with Stephen Harper's connivance) to turn it into the Conservative Party.
That Green sign in Calgary was probably on the candidate's own lawn.

Albedo said:

Southern Alberta, near Lethbridge. They were all originally transplants from the Eastern provinces, I suppose dragging Alberta slowly orange with time. Close to the Blackfoot lands there, which makes me wonder how they vote.

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Well, farmers tend to run conservative in any case. As to the Blackfoot peoples, they may vote CPP, because of the 'immigrants go home!' platform. All the immigrants, back to the beginning. Not quite what Bernier has in mind, but hey, give the voters what they want.