Live: Federal election 2019 gets underway
Credit to Author: Harrison Mooney| Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2019 15:18:47 +0000
VANCOUVER — Election Day in Canada has finally arrived.
Polls have officially opened across the country and millions of Canadians are expected to cast their ballots in this country’s 43rd federal election, which many experts believe will result in a hung Parliament. The polls will be open for 12 hours, beginning at 7 a.m. in British Columbia and closing at 7 p.m., though you can still vote after the cutoff provided you lined up beforehand.
But don’t wait too long. People often complain that it feels as though their vote doesn’t count, and while that notion is pernicious and untrue — every vote counts, which is why they count them — it will certainly feel truer if a winner is declared while you’re still queued up at your polling station.
Where is your polling station? You can find it on your voter information card or, if you’re not registered, by visiting the Elections Canada website and punching in your postal code. Once you know where to go, you can register to vote just by presenting identification and proof of address. It’s a very simple process, weighted towards ensuring that all Canadians are able to cast their ballots.
In the meantime, vote in our daily poll and let us know if this weekend’s last-minute electioneering — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May each made late campaign stops in B.C.’s South Coast on the weekend — did anything to change your mind.