Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Mariya Postelnyak
Publication Date: April 26, 2025 - 08:00
Where the major federal party leaders are spending the final days of the election campaign
April 26, 2025
Major party leaders are spending the final stretch of the federal election campaign in traditionally safe ridings ahead of Monday’s vote.The campaign started on March 23, when Liberal Leader Mark Carney triggered a snap election shortly after taking over from former prime minister Justin Trudeau. In the weeks since, Canada’s party leaders have crossed the country as they made promises to tackle the housing crisis, curb immigration levels, and – critically – confront U.S. President Donald Trump, whose tariffs and trade war defined the campaign.
Leonard Belsher is his 87-year-old mother’s primary caretaker. When the federal election was called on short notice, they had already made travel plans for election day. Worried about his mother waiting in long lines at advance polls, which ended up seeing a record-breaking 7.3 million voters, he began seeking information on how they could vote by mail.Mr. Belsher, of Shawville, Que., is one of many Canadians who opted for a mail-in ballot.
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