Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is widely expected to pull the plug on his minority Liberal government later this month for an election in mid to late September
. All parties are gearing up for a campaign, even as chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam is warning that Canada is on the verge of a fourth wave of COVID-19, driven by the more infectious Delta variant.
That could mean the results of close races in some ridings won’t be known immediately. And, if the national results are tight, it could mean the overall outcome – which party wins the most seats, whether it has a minority or majority – could be equally in limbo.“As much as we like early results, I think Canadians expect that we do it right.”
“All parties see the need to have vote by mail, they understand that we have controls in place … People should not expect what happened in the U.S. to happen in a federal election in Canada.”In anticipation of a dramatic increase in demand for mail-in voting, Elections Canada plans to make it possible to apply online for mail-in vote kits.
Consequently, he said some voters, especially in small communities, may wind up going to unusual places like hotels or movie theatres to cast their ballots. It may mean some voters will have to travel further to get to their polling place.“Some may be suspicious and wonder what’s going on and it’s important that they understand that there’s nothing nefarious going on. We’re trying to find the best available locations for them,” he said.
Perrault said his original recommendations were based on the state of the pandemic at the time, when no vaccines were available and he feared that his usual poll workers, who tend to be over 60 years of age, would not put themselves at risk.
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