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Prime Minister Stephen Harper requested writs of election for a federal general election from Governor General David Johnson last August 2. The 2015 Canada Federal Election also known as the 42nd Canadian general election will be held on October 19. The 11 weeks or the 78 days campaign period will be the longest in the Canadian history. Voters will get their first chance to see the party leaders together in action on August 6 during a debate hosted by Maclean’s magazine in Toronto. Pressed by reporters why he launched the campaign so far in advance of the fixed election date, which boosts the cost to taxpayers, Harper said: “Everybody knows the election date and the
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campaigns of the other parties, as near as I can tell, have already begun. I feel very strongly...that those campaigns need to be conducted under the rules of the law. That the money come from the parties themselves, not from government resources, parliamentary resources or taxpayer resources. In this election, Canadians will make a critical decision about the direction of our country, a decision with real consequences, a decision about who has the proven experience today to keep our economy strong and our country safe.” After PM Harper’s announcement NDP Leader Tom Mulcair speaking in Gatineau, Que., stressed the economy as a defining issue of the campaign. “Canadians have a clear choice,” he said. “Four more years of Mr. Harper and the Conservatives or my plan for change. We will kick-start the economy and get Canadians back to work. This is our number one priority.” Meanwhile Liberal Party Leader Justin Trudeau after the announcement, launched his campaign in Vancouver, where he aimed his pitch at middle-class
voters. “If people want change in this country, it is because the economy is not working for them,” he said. Trudeau also used his speech to take swings at both Harper and Mulcair, saying Harper’s plan had “failed” and Mulcair’s is a “mirage.” The Conservatives under Harper are seeking a fourth consecutive mandate, while Mulcair and Trudeau are both entering their first federal election campaigns as the leaders of their respective parties. On the other hand, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, speaking in her British Columbia riding of Saanich—Gulf Islands, chastised Harper for the length of the campaign. What isn’t right is to claim that the taxpayers aren’t subsidizing this election. It’s going to cost Canadians tens of millions of dollars more,” she said. Also, Gilles Duceppe, the leader of the Bloc Québécois, confirm his candidacy spoke in Montreal, saying he was struck by the number of young people who have joined the party. “I want to help those young people to play their role,” he said. At the dissolution of Parliament, the Conservatives held 159 of the
308 seats in the House of Commons, compared with the NDP’s 95 and the Liberal Party’s 36. The Bloc Québécois, the Forces et Démocratie party and the Green Party had two seats each. There were also eight independent MPs and four vacant seats. However, there are more seats up for grabs this time round. Following the release of 2011 census population numbers, federal electoral boundaries were revised, which led to an increase in the number of seats in the Commons to 338. The new ridings are located in: Ontario: 15 more seats (121 seats in total). British Columbia: 6 more seats (42 seats in total). Alberta: 6 more seats (34 seats in total). Quebec: 3 more seats (78 seats in total). The seat total in all the other provinces and the territories remains unchanged. According to The Canadian Press, only Canada’s first two election campaigns were longer. The 1867 campaign lasted 81 days, while the 1872 campaign went for 96 days. Back then, voting was staggered over the country continued on page 2
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