I am going to need some running threads I think, since I don't want to do one massive one for tonight.
So this is for the questions - feel free to ask (and feel free to jump in with answers).
I'll do a few things in this that I've seen (and also you can mute this thread for your anxiety)
First off, remember: Canadians do not vote for Prime Minister. We vote for our local candidate. Whichever party gets the most candidates forms a government (when elected = members of parliament aka MPs).
We can have majority or minority government.
You'll see a lot of people referencing "338 Canada" but then pointing out that the numbers actually add up to 343.
338 Canada is a polling aggregator, who named themselves BEFORE more ridings were added ... so we're up to 343 now. But lol they aren't going to change their name b/c why? 😅
Ridings are our local voting district. They're all determined by Elections Canada, and has generalized rules about how our ridings are created, etc. THE CANADIAN FEDERAL ELECTION IS NOT GERRYMANDERED. Do they make boundary mistakes? Yes. BUT IT IS NOT AMERICAN GERRYMANDERING.
The Canadian federal election does not use voting machines.
At all.
It's paper ballots. It's all paper.
There's so much paper.
Even your name is in a paper book that is crossed off with a ruler and pen.
The major parties are:
Liberals - Red.
That was Trudeau's party, they have had a minority government for the past 2 elections, and have been in a coalition with the NDP.
Current leader: Mark Carney
CPC/conservatives/Tories (I am not going to argue the tory term, you'll hear it said, cope Canadians :p ) - Blue
This is the conservative party. Their leader is Pierre Poilievre. They've not held a government since the 2015 election.
NDP - orange. Leader Jagmeet Singh.
Helped prop up the Trudeau government in both minority governments. Left of center. Polling expects them to be crushed in this election, due to anger at the national party (cough that's me) or stragetic voting to get Carney a majority in some toss ridings.
Bloc Québécois (teal? light blue? I can't never tell)
Here's the Wiki page because there's not enough space.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloc_Qu...
The Greens (green) - two leaders. May and Jonathan Pedneault. They might get a seat or two in BC.
The PPC (purple, Bernier is leader). They think the conservatives are too left wing for them. They have no hope of winning a seat IMO.
Then loads of other parties. None will win a seat.
Once voting closes tonight, there is going to be a wave of counting. Newfoundland (the island) is always first to start posting their numbers b/c of time zones. So you'll see very small polling numbers coming in, so it's best not to panic lol
The election will not be called until at least Ontario +
So this is for the questions - feel free to ask (and feel free to jump in with answers).
I'll do a few things in this that I've seen (and also you can mute this thread for your anxiety)
First off, remember: Canadians do not vote for Prime Minister. We vote for our local candidate. Whichever party gets the most candidates forms a government (when elected = members of parliament aka MPs).
We can have majority or minority government.
You'll see a lot of people referencing "338 Canada" but then pointing out that the numbers actually add up to 343.
338 Canada is a polling aggregator, who named themselves BEFORE more ridings were added ... so we're up to 343 now. But lol they aren't going to change their name b/c why? 😅
Ridings are our local voting district. They're all determined by Elections Canada, and has generalized rules about how our ridings are created, etc. THE CANADIAN FEDERAL ELECTION IS NOT GERRYMANDERED. Do they make boundary mistakes? Yes. BUT IT IS NOT AMERICAN GERRYMANDERING.
The Canadian federal election does not use voting machines.
At all.
It's paper ballots. It's all paper.
There's so much paper.
Even your name is in a paper book that is crossed off with a ruler and pen.
The major parties are:
Liberals - Red.
That was Trudeau's party, they have had a minority government for the past 2 elections, and have been in a coalition with the NDP.
Current leader: Mark Carney
CPC/conservatives/Tories (I am not going to argue the tory term, you'll hear it said, cope Canadians :p ) - Blue
This is the conservative party. Their leader is Pierre Poilievre. They've not held a government since the 2015 election.
NDP - orange. Leader Jagmeet Singh.
Helped prop up the Trudeau government in both minority governments. Left of center. Polling expects them to be crushed in this election, due to anger at the national party (cough that's me) or stragetic voting to get Carney a majority in some toss ridings.
Bloc Québécois (teal? light blue? I can't never tell)
Here's the Wiki page because there's not enough space.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloc_Qu...
The Greens (green) - two leaders. May and Jonathan Pedneault. They might get a seat or two in BC.
The PPC (purple, Bernier is leader). They think the conservatives are too left wing for them. They have no hope of winning a seat IMO.
Then loads of other parties. None will win a seat.
Once voting closes tonight, there is going to be a wave of counting. Newfoundland (the island) is always first to start posting their numbers b/c of time zones. So you'll see very small polling numbers coming in, so it's best not to panic lol
The election will not be called until at least Ontario +