2021 Canadian general election - Election Day and Results

[Mike88]

I don't understand why, especially during a pandemic, there are reductions of polling places. It doesn't make sense.

[Mike88]

I don't understand why, especially during a pandemic, there are reductions of polling places. It doesn't make sense.

Provinces banned them from using schools, for public health reasons.

Really? That's weird, and a bit of a stupid decision, IMO. If there's health risks, give students the day off from school today, and tomorrow's morning for cleaning. And there's lot of places for polling places: pavilions, car dealers, city halls, garages...

[Mike88]

TV coverage of election night:

Global News

[Mike88]

First results!

Coast of Bays-Central-Notre Dame

Liberals 23 votes
Conservatives 4 votes

Discuss with maps.

link?

https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/elections/federal/2021/results/

[Mike88]

CBC having no purple/Bernier/coverage of PPC is a little Nineteen Eighty-Four-ish.

CNN, Fox, MSNBC, etc. at least shows the Greens and Libertarians for a second. Some even showed Kanye West in November. How is this not obvious bias?

They don't?  So far, they have.  Maybe I'm not watching the same CBC that you are.

Global doesn't have a PPC "square" in their seat count actually. CBC had one when the parties were all at zero.

[Mike88]

CBC having no purple/Bernier/coverage of PPC is a little Nineteen Eighty-Four-ish.

CNN, Fox, MSNBC, etc. at least shows the Greens and Libertarians for a second. Some even showed Kanye West in November. How is this not obvious bias?

They don't?  So far, they have.  Maybe I'm not watching the same CBC that you are.

Global doesn't have a PPC "square" in their seat count actually. CBC had one when the parties were all at zero.

they both do?? (on their results pages)

https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/elections/federal/2021/results/

https://globalnews.ca/news/8164886/live-canada-election-results-2021-real-time-results-federal-election/

On the Global TV coverage, not yet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FplSFOFX_dw

But, that could change as the night goes on.

[Mike88]

Bonavista-Burin-Trinity seems to be a hold for the Libs. However, Long Rage Mountains is still very close, as is Coast of Bays-Central-Notre Dame. Both are still very open.

[Mike88]

Bonavista-Burin-Trinity called for the Libs. Hold.

[Mike88]

Polls from Quebec to Alberta close at the top of the hour, right?

[Mike88]

Long Range Mountains called for the Libs. Hold. Here, the PPC hurted the CPC vote.

[Mike88]

Here we go...

[Mike88]

So... at the end of the day, the results are basically the same as in 2019. No big changes, nothing. Just copy paste of 2019.

[Mike88]

This may have already been answered, but this is the first time that a PM loses the popular vote for a second time in a row, but still wins the most seats, right?