18 Aug 2025: Poilievre/By-election in Battle River–Crowfoot (AB)

[Good2Golf]

100% disagree. Elections Canada asked last year for this nonsense to stop. It pisses people off. One of my 1,001 Liberal voting aunts (who lives in Pierre's old riding) was furious about the ridiculous ballet. As were many other people.

Meh. It didn’t bother me at all. Maybe your aunts need to harden up?

 

[RangerRay]

Want to see it stop? Do it in a liberal riding. Elections Canada will outlaw it within days.

They did it in my riding which is Liberal. Nothing changed.

 

[lenaitch]

Whatever, I'm sure it will have it's own discussion when the Election Canada inquiry takes place into the irregularities in the recent election.

What inquiry? There were some allegations of irregularities but I don't what became of them. Even at that, would any have turned a riding? Are we turning into the US where every election is 'stolen' and the 'other' should all be in jail?

 

[Remius]

I’m of two minds. They are not breaking any laws or rules. It’s allowed but it isn’t something that was an intended.

Rules as written and rules as intended conundrum.

I support their right to make a statement about their cause. But not the method being used.

But the effect it can have on some people (ie people with disabilities) means that it can risk the democratic process even if it affects a small amount of people. Yes, I know that elections Canada put steps in place to mitigate any of that which is good. But…

Malicious Compliance is what I would call it.

 

[Remius]

What inquiry? There were some allegations of irregularities but I don't what became of them. Even at that, would any have turned a riding? Are we turning into the US where every election is 'stolen' and the 'other' should all be in jail?

There is no inquiry.

Elections Canada prepares a full report after every election. Including recommendations.

 

[Fishbone Jones]

Meh. It didn’t bother me at all. Maybe your aunts need to harden up?

 

[rmc_wannabe]

But the effect it can have on some people (ie people with disabilities) means that it can risk the democratic process even if it affects a small amount of people. Yes, I know that elections Canada put steps in place to mitigate any of that which is good. But…

Malicious Compliance is what I would call it.

My wife has worked multiple elections, and was a Poll Site Supervisor this most recent election.

There is EVERY opportunity afforded to eligible electors to cast their ballot. The training program Deputy Returning Officers and Poll Clerks receive is thorough and covers many of the "what if" scenarios.

I asked her about the "Longest Ballot" thing and she kind of shrugged. She said it would cause a delay, but ultimately they would throw as many DROs at it as they could to assist the electorate, because they do that anyways if turn out is higher than expected or if they are in a high needs polling station (e.g. a hospital, LTCF, or area with a large unhoused population).

 

[Good2Golf]

I asked her about the "Longest Ballot" thing and she kind of shrugged. She said it would cause a delay, but ultimately they would throw as many DROs at it as they could to assist the electorate, because they do that anyways if turn out is higher than expected or if they are in a high needs polling station (e.g. a hospital, LTCF, or area with a large unhoused population).

The DRO I spoke with said it would take more ballot boxes because of the size, which would have some cost associated, but he thought it was minor compared to the overall costs including personnel pay.

Certainly far less money than an unwanted election barely halfway through a mandate…

 

[HavokFour]

Critchley certainly isn't going to make it easy for Poilievre. Her presence online has really ramped up the last week on social media. Gotten to a point where I'm seeing more of her than anything Pierre related to the byelection. Even getting her campaign ads thrown at me on Youtube, a resident of Ottawa.