44th Canadian Federal Election

[DSC]

So what happens if there is an even split in the number of seats.. 120 to 120 for example with the other parties making up the rest and no clear winner?

The GG asks the Liberals (as the current/previous) government to try to form a government and obtain a vote of confidence in the House. If they fail, she tries the next party. If nobody can win a vote of confidence we have another election.

 

[Lennox970]

The GG asks the Liberals (as the current/previous) government to try to form a government and obtain a vote of confidence in the House. If they fail, she tries the next party. If nobody can win a vote of confidence we have another election.

Spot on. The only thing a government need do is to maintain supply, that is, pass budgets. Thus the smaller coalition partner who supports the larger partner in parliament may be in a 'confidence & supply' agreement. Doing nothing other than supporting the government during confidence and budgetary votes: the bare minimum.

To any buddying constitutional geeks, James Bowden's website Parliamentum is a great font of knowledge on constitutional history and practice. Andrew Scheer Is Not Exactly Wrong: Forming Governments in Minority Parliaments

 

[lenaitch]

^ A true 'coalition' government includes a shared Executive (Cabinet);i.e. both partners form a union to govern, of whatever terms and duration. The agreement to form a coalition government between the Liberals and NDP - supported by the Bloc - to defeat the Conservatives in 2008, was stillborn. We haven't had a sitting coalition government federally since the First World War.

All votes on 'money bills' are, by default, matters of confidence, but a government can declare any pending vote a matter of confidence.

 

[W. K. Lis]

Registered Political Parties​

• Animal Protection Party of Canada
• Bloc Québécois
• Canada's Fourth Front
• Canadian Nationalist Party
• Centrist Party of Canada
• Christian Heritage Party of Canada
• Communist Party of Canada
• Conservative Party of Canada
• Free Party Canada
• Green Party of Canada
• Liberal Party of Canada
• Libertarian Party of Canada
• Marijuana Party
• Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada
• Maverick Party
• National Citizens Alliance of Canada
• New Democratic Party
• Parti Patriote
• Parti pour l'Indépendance du Québec
• Parti Rhinocéros Party
• People's Party of Canada
• Veterans Coalition Party of Canada

Deregistered Political Parties​

• Alliance of the North (involuntary deregistration, section 415(3))
• Canadian Action Party (involuntary deregistration, section 402)
• Canada Party (involuntary deregistration, section 415(3))
• First Peoples National Party of Canada (voluntary deregistration, section 414)
• Forces et Démocratie (involuntary deregistration, section 415(3))
• National Advancement Party of Canada (voluntary deregistration, section 414)
• Natural Law Party of Canada (voluntary deregistration, section 414)
• Newfoundland and Labrador First Party (involuntary deregistration, sections 410, 415)
• Party for Accountability, Competency and Transparency (voluntary deregistration, section 414)
• People's Political Power Party of Canada (involuntary deregistration, section 409)
• Pirate Party of Canada (involuntary deregistration, section 413(a))
• Progressive Canadian Party (involuntary deregistration, section 415(3))
• Seniors Party of Canada (involuntary deregistration, section 413(b))
• Stop Climate Change (involuntary deregistration, section 415(3))
• The Bridge Party of Canada (involuntary deregistration, section 402)
• The United Party of Canada (involuntary deregistration, section (415(3))
• United Party of Canada (voluntary deregistration, section 414)
• Work Less Party (voluntary deregistration, section 414)
• Western Block Party (involuntary deregistration, sections 410(3))

Eligible Political Parties That Have Withdrawn​

• Absolutely Absurd Party (section 386)
• Québec Debout (section 386)

​

Political Parties That Lost Their Eligibility to Become Registered​

• National Alternative Party of Canada (section 389(2))
• The Ontario Party of Canada (section 389(2))

From link.

 

[Lennox970]

^ A true 'coalition' government includes a shared Executive (Cabinet);i.e. both partners form a union to govern, of whatever terms and duration. The agreement to form a coalition government between the Liberals and NDP - supported by the Bloc - to defeat the Conservatives in 2008, was stillborn. We haven't had a sitting coalition government federally since the First World War.

All votes on 'money bills' are, by default, matters of confidence, but a government can declare any pending vote a matter of confidence.

Excellent point, my loose language. A coalition e.g. U.K. 2010-15, very much different from C&S agreement.

 

[Videodrome]

I voted! Took five minutes and we were the only ones there.

 

[Northern Light]

Certainly looks to be a Liberal minority.......though a majority isn't quite out of reach....but unlikely.

Only 2 seats not reporting at this point.

Though many are still at the 1 or 2 poll stage so not very reliable.

 

[Jonny5]

Looking shockingly close to where things were at dissolution.
I see Bernier didn't get a seat.
Annamie Paul is looking at a fourth place finish in Toronto Centre.

 

[Richard White]

Annamie Paul is looking at a fourth place finish in Toronto Centre

Honestly, Toronto-Centre is a bad fit for the greens.

My feeling is that this was more of an Annamie Paul SJW thing than anything else. She wanted to take the party in a new direction focusing on issues that mattered to the low income, minorities and so forth.

Annamie Paul is a cross between BLM, OCAP and the NDP in my opinion which really turns off alot of green supporters.

 

[Northern Light]

Annamie Paul is looking at a fourth place finish in Toronto Centre.

Certainly doesn't look good, but .........I would caution, only 10/137 polls are reporting........very, very early there

 

[MisterF]

Seeing these lineups of people downtown who still haven't voted makes me think we need to make election day a national holiday. We shouldn't be expecting people to rush down to a polling station after work just to stand in line for hours. I get that the pandemic has made this election especially challenging, but we should be making it as easy as possible to vote in every election. I bet a lot of people don't vote because it's too hard to fit into the day.

I was lucky, there's a polling station in my building and the wait was pretty painless. I walked by it a couple times during the day and it was almost deserted, but it got much busier in the evening. If people didn't have to work the crowds would be more evenly distributed throughout the day. Plus it would be easier to find election workers.

 

[PinkLucy]

If only we had the option of advance voting or mail in ballots …..

 

[Northern Light]

Seeing these lineups of people downtown who still haven't voted makes me think we need to make election day a national holiday. We shouldn't be expecting people to rush down to a polling station after work just to stand in line for hours. I get that the pandemic has made this election especially challenging, but we should be making it as easy as possible to vote in every election. I bet a lot of people don't vote because it's too hard to fit into the day.

I was lucky, there's a polling station in my building and the wait was pretty painless. I walked by it a couple times during the day and it was almost deserted, but it got much busier in the evening. If people didn't have to work the crowds would be more evenly distributed throughout the day. Plus it would be easier to find election workers.

I'm not opposed to that.........though putting voting day on a Sunday might work just as well.

But really, we seem to have (more than usual this time) but real issues with higher density polls in some spots.

I literally had no one in line in my East York area polling Station, I was in/out in no time.

But a friend sent me a photo of the Beaches-area station at Calvary Church this evening....and the line was way down the street, he estimated an hour long......

Not acceptable. Period.

We need the right number of polls and the right level of staffing at those polls.

 

[Jonny5]

I'm not opposed to that.........though putting voting day on a Sunday might work just as well.

But really, we seem to have (more than usual this time) but real issues with higher density polls in some spots.

I literally had no one in line in my East York area polling Station, I was in/out in no time.

But a friend sent me a photo of the Beaches-area station at Calvary Church this evening....and the line was way down the street, he estimated an hour long......

Not acceptable. Period.

We need the right number of polls and the right level of staffing at those polls.

Apparently the key problem was that polls were not allowed in condominium tower lobbies as a pandemic precaution, so they had to consolidate all of those (about a dozen) into the only space left they could find down there. Clearly there needs to be better options in this area if we have to do this with restrictions again.

 

[ShonTron]

Apparently the key problem was that polls were not allowed in condominium tower lobbies as a pandemic precaution, so they had to consolidate all of those (about a dozen) into the only space left they could find down there. Clearly there needs to be better options in this area if we have to do this with restrictions again.

In Toronto Centre, the densest riding in Canada, and one of the lowest-income ridings, the number of poll locations was reduced by 84% this year. My polling place (election day and advance poll) was at the Marriott Hotel on Bay Street, across the street from Spadina-Fort York and from University-Rosedale. It was a really poorly placed poll location, though it had the space Elections Canada wanted.

Kevin Vuong is still leading Spadina-Fort York, but I suspect Norm Di Pasquale will win once those lines tonight close and their ballots counted.