Monday is Election Day in Canada 🇨🇦
For my fellow Americans and other non-Canadians taking more interest than usual in Canadian politics, here's some information as well as some resources to help you enjoy the coverage of the results.
The election is for Canada's House of Commons. Along with the name, it is somewhat similar to its counterpart in the UK. All 343 members are elected from single member constituencies; in Canada, a constituency is called a riding. It's a first past the post system. If a party wins 172 seats or more, it can form a majority government and not depend on other parties to govern. If no party wins a majority, the one with the largest number of seats can form a minority government but it will need to make deals with other parties to keep from losing a vote of confidence – thereby triggering a new election.
This vid is from mid March. But if you've been totally in the dark about Canadian politics since December, podcaster David Doel describes the astonishing shift in party standings which took place since the resignation of Justin Trudeau.
At this point it may be good to point out that Canadian parties are associated with different colors than their US counterparts. These five parties currently have seats in Parliament.
Liberal Party of Canada (LPC) – RED
Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) – DARK BLUE
New Democratic Party (NDP) – ORANGE
Bloc Québécois (BQ) – CYAN but often rendered as LIGHT BLUE
Green Party of Canada (GPC) – GREEN (do'h!)
Analysts Éric Grenier and Philippe J. Fournier both have poll aggregation and analysis sites. Keep the colors (above) in mind when checking them out.
338Canada Canada | Poll Analysis & Electoral Projections
They have been doing twice a week podcasts through the campaign. This is the last one prior to the election.
If you'd like to follow the results, the CBC begins live coverage on Monday at 4:00 PM (EDT), 3:00 PM (CDT), 2:00 PM (MDT), 1:00 PM (PDT), 2000 (GMT/UTC).
If you prefer to watch results in French on Monday, this is Radio-Canada – the CBC's French language service. Despite the name, it's video coverage.
And if you prefer audio, check out CBC Radio One starting on Monday evening.
Trump's "100 Days" rally is scheduled for Tuesday in Michigan. Let's hope that Canada elects a Liberal majority which gives Trump something to be disappointed about.
