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2025 Canadian General Election

I will put faith in Elections Canada/Elections Ontario to gather whatever voter pattern data they need (and are allowed to) to hold fair, legal and efficient elections. Whether or not any publicly-available data that they assemble is of any value for mining by political parties or even urban geographers should be irrelevant to them.

Every election is somewhat unique in terms of available facilities, staffing, weather/season, etc. Election officials can only control so much within the parameters of the legislation.

PinkLucy said:
That would require unsealing the advanced poll ballot box with the potential for votes to be viewed ahead of election day. Candidate scrutineers could then be present and would have advanced knowledge of voting trends. The current process means no risk of results leading out.
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I recall an article that said a special provision was made in Carleton riding to count the advance boxes in advance in light of the unique situation. Handling a ballot that is several feet long would have its own challenges.
 
adma said:
... even buildings more specifically. Not to mention that canvassing, in the door-to-door sense ...
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Living in an apartment building, I know the only ones now who will knock on my door without calling first or using the buzzer from the lobby are salespeople for Rogers or Bell, or election campaign workers, so I know not to answer, particular when there's an upcoming election.
 
adma said:
... When one votes in advance, that doesn't count t/w one's polling station--though it may count t/w a larger advance polling subdivision that encompasses said polling station. To take a case: in the 2021 election, Parkdale-High Park had provision for 158 "regular" polling subdivisions, 35 "400-polls" (typically apartments/condos), and 16 advance polls + special balloting. Voting in advance goes into those 16 advance polls, which are like "megapolls" which don't offer the statistical granularity of the e-day polls...
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If I understand this, it sounds like your beef is with the way Elections Canada records data for people voting at advanced polls, not with the fact that we can and do use advanced voting. As I said back in another post, I'm reasonably certain the voter card I get in the mail and hand over to them when I vote could easily be used to record me as having voted at whatever polling station I was (or would have been) assigned to on election day.
 
picard102 said:
It's wild to me that we don't have any residency requirements for MP's.
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Aye. This is straight up "seat/riding shopping".

On the flip side, Carney might be allowing this to happen knowing that Pierre Poilievre will essentially be indebted to him. Perhaps a deal was struck?
 
Bojaxs said:
Aye. This is straight up "seat/riding shopping".

On the flip side, Carney might be allowing this to happen knowing that Pierre Poilievre will essentially be indebted to him. Perhaps a deal was struck?
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I don't know if PP is the type - when he haven't even called Fanjoy by this point.

AoD
 
SubHuman said:
If I understand this, it sounds like your beef is with the way Elections Canada records data for people voting at advanced polls, not with the fact that we can and do use advanced voting. As I said back in another post, I'm reasonably certain the voter card I get in the mail and hand over to them when I vote could easily be used to record me as having voted at whatever polling station I was (or would have been) assigned to on election day.
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It could; but they don't do it that way. They record by polling station, not by the, er, "postcode" of whomever does the voting (and with good reason; as your vote is confidential, so it runs the risk of giving your voting choice away)
 
picard102 said:
It's wild to me that we don't have any residency requirements for MP's.
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I very much support this idea.

But it doesn't seem to have ever had much traction.

We have a term for it, which most will recognize 'Carpetbagging' a term from the U.S. Civil War referring to people who temporarily relocate for short term opportunity.

To me its a matter of aligned interest. You should be in the same proverbial basket as those you seek to represent, as much as is practical. I would also love to see donations to local candidates restricted to those living within the riding in question.
 
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