Election Information

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Ways to vote

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Vote on election day (April 28)

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Check your polling station on your voter information card or by using the Voter Information Service website.

Vote by mail

This method is for those who requested mail-in ballots a while back.
Make sure that you get in your ballot on time: elections.ca/voting-by-mail
uses the special ballot process

Special Ballots

Remember: Once you apply to vote by special ballot, you can't change your mind and vote at advance polls or on election day.

See this page for deadlines for when you can apply for one, and when they must receive it by. It also has information on what you must do differently when filling out this ballot: https://www.elections.ca/content2.aspx?section=vote&dir=spe&document=index&lang=e

If you are having any issues, reach out to your local Elections Canada office to know your options.

Data on your district:

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[-] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

It's not even a coalition.

Coallitons are when the party with the most seats (but not a majority) doesn't form government because the other parties all work together to form government.

When the party with the most seats (but not majority) forms government with the help of another party on non confidence votes , it's just a minority government.

They just try to scare people with the coalition talk to try and make it seem nefarious, such as when it almost happened to Harper, but it's a legitimate part of how our government works.

There was a point while votes were being counted tonight, we could have theoretically had a con+bq coalition government.

Edit: and even as of right now, the cons+bq+ndp could form a coalition, but I can't imagine those 3 parties ever working together other than to trigger an election via vote of no confidence.

[-] Warehouse@lemmy.ca 3 points 18 hours ago

Well, sure.
But the point was the timing of the statement. After he said that they prevented a Liberal NDP coalition, the NDP, seconds later, gained a seat, allowing a Liberal NDP coalition of 172 seats, if they chose to do so. If they did a coalition now they would have 175.

[-] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 2 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

I get that, and it was hilarious, but there was never going to be a coalition government which was my main point. He was using the wrong language intentionally. Essentially he didn't even almost prevent it because it was never going to happen.

[-] FarFromIt@lemmy.ca 5 points 22 hours ago

Not quite true. Coalitions are typically starting with the party with the largest vote count to invite others into coalition talks. If they find willing partners that make up a majority and there are enough commonalities between all the coalition partners they enter into a contract. And each party in the coalition participate in the government with ministers and everything.

[-] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 1 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

Interesting, I guess I'm wrong on this one, I thought it was only with the minority parties (as in not the seat leader), but it's minority parties that would be pretty much forced to do it to make it work.

We've never had a federal coalition government, only that almost one when Harper prorogued parliament to avoid it.

edit: I do suspect we may have had one if the Conservatives won a small minority though.