Canada General Election - 2021 (Sign Up, Rules, and Backstory)

[DKrol]

Canada General Election - 2021

After two years of tenuously leading a minority Liberal government, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was faced with a vote of no confidence.

After earning an extended honeymoon due to the COVID-19 crisis, Trudeau pressed forward with what he considered to be an ambitious pharmacare plan. The Canadian Affordable Drugs Act of 2020 would have created a national formulary to reduce the costs of certain drugs as well as a cost assistance program, modeled after that in Manitoba, which would determine a deductible based on taxed income and would cover 100% of costs after the deductible had been reached.

The NDP attacked the plan as not going far enough, calling for a universal pharmacare plan with no deductible for low-income families, and the Conservatives attacked it as too expensive and unmanageable, especially given the financial straits caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The vote on the Canadian Affordable Drugs Act, taken on April 6 saw the government defeated. 156 Liberal MPs voted in favor, 122 Conservatives, 32 Bloc MPs, 24 NDP MPs, 3 Greens, and the 1 Independent MP voted against: 156-182.

Opposition Leader Peter MacKay called a motion of no confidence immediately, arguing that if the Prime Minister could not pass a critical piece of their electoral platform he did not command the confidence of the House. In a party-line vote, 182-156, the motion passed. Trudeau advised Governor General Julie Payette to dissolve the House of Commons. The writs were dropped on April 19 and the 44th Canadian General Election was set for June 7, 2021.

Players
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Liberals) - SO19
Opposition Leader Peter MacKay (Conservatives) - JacksonHitchcock
Yves Francois Blanchet (Bloc Quebecois) - KaiserDave
Jagmeet Singh (New Democratic Party) - GoTFan
Dimitri Lascaris (Greens)
Maxime Bernier (People's Party) - NYIndy

Rules

Time: This election campaign will take place from April 19 to June 7, a seven week campaign. Each turn will last at least 72 hours, covering one week of campaigning.

Campaigns: You're free to make your own schedules and speeches, with normal campaigning being free. Each party will be able to PM the Game Moderator and ask for internal polls, canvassers/volunteers (to boost your campaign), endorsements (newspapers/organizations/celebrities) and advertising. The quality of these features will depend on a) the quality of the ask, b) the quality of the campaign being run, and c) the infrastructure of the party making the ask. You can of course also hold events or "interviews" to attack each other or promote yourself.

Debates: There will be one debate, in turns 5. The winner of each debate will receive a bonus in polling and enthusiasm.

Platforms: At the end of the first turn each party must publish a platform. In order to make this easy and simple, you will be required to write a list with your five main pledges. For example, the Greens can write on their platform"- Pass a Green New Deal” and so on. Manifestos will have a relevant impact and may be used by other players to attack you.

Polls: Some polls will be released to you each turn. But those polls are not 100% reliable, so be mindful of possible bias!

Electoral System: As in real life, Trudeau and the Liberals backed away from their electoral reform pledge. Canada still elects all members in a first-past-the-post, single-member district system.

[GoTfan]

May I take Jagmeet Singh and the NDP?

[DKrol]

May I take Jagmeet Singh and the NDP?

Of course. Glad to have you!

[NyIndy]

May I play Bernier?

[DKrol]

May I play Bernier?

Sure. Glad to have you!

[S019]

I'll take the Liberals

[DKrol]

I'll take the Liberals

Welcome aboard!

[KaiserDave]

I'll take the Bloc

[DKrol]

I'll take the Bloc

Welcome!

[KaiserDave]

I'll take the Bloc

Welcome!

Gen du pays

C'est votre tour

de vous laisser

parler d'amour

[Orwell]

I'll take Peter MacKay and the Conservatives if that's cool. Hopefully, this goes better than my campaign as Sir Alistair Darling last year.

[DKrol]

I'll take Peter MacKay and the Conservatives if that's cool. Hopefully, this goes better than my campaign as Sir Alistair Darling last year.

Welcome.

[NyIndy]

Does this start when we find a player for the Greens?

[DKrol]

Does this start when we find a player for the Greens?

I’m going to hold of until Monday to see if we get a player for the Greens. If we do, we’ll start with them. If we don’t, we’ll start with me simming the Greens with the hope a player will emerge along the way.

[NyIndy]

Does this start when we find a player for the Greens?

I’m going to hold of until Monday to see if we get a player for the Greens. If we do, we’ll start with them. If we don’t, we’ll start with me simming the Greens with the hope a player will emerge along the way.

Sounds good!

[Continential]

I'll take the Greens I guess. I'd reccomend someone like Annemarie Paul or Glen Murray over Demetri Lascaris who barely got on the ballot.

[DKrol]

I'll take the Greens I guess. I'd reccomend someone like Annemarie Paul or Glen Murray over Demetri Lascaris who barely got on the ballot.

Who is your preference for leader? I'm fine swapping him out.

[Continential]

I'll take the Greens I guess. I'd reccomend someone like Annemarie Paul or Glen Murray over Demetri Lascaris who barely got on the ballot.

Who is your preference for leader? I'm fine swapping him out.

I'd guess Annemarie Paul since she's on the news.

[DKrol]

With the new chapter in the Encore of Europe game taking off, I'm putting this on hold until a later date to avoid spreading players too thin.

[S019]

Are there any updates on this?

[DKrol]

I’ve been contacted and asked to re-start this game. Would there be interest? Obviously, we would start fresh with a new backstory more in-line with the RL campaign and have the new players select new roles.

[S019]

I'm interested in doing this again, and I'd like to be the Liberals again

[RGM2609]

The Conservatives please

[Continential]

I'd like to play as the Greens led by Annamie Paul.

[KaiserDave]

Sure I guess I'll take the NDP this time