Elections Canada managing long ballot with 90 candidates challenging Poilievre
- Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre faces a challenging re-election bid in his Ottawa-area Carleton constituency.
- This contest features an unusually long ballot because a protest group recruited 90 additional independent contenders.
- Internal polls suggest Mr. Poilievre is in a near tie with Liberal hopeful Bruce Fanjoy, prompting Conservatives to deploy volunteers.
- One survey shows Mr. Poilievre slightly ahead at 49 percent versus Mr. Fanjoy's 48 percent among 91 total contenders.
- Should he lose his seat, Mr. Poilievre would face a difficult path to remain his party's leader after the vote.
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Poilievre District of Elections Canada prepares to manage a very long ballot paper
Elections Canada states that it has put in place special measures to help electors vote in the Ontario electoral district where Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre is challenged by 90 other candidates.
Conservatives pour resources into Pierre Poilievre’s riding amid fears of a tight race
The federal Conservatives are funnelling resources into Pierre Poilievre’s local campaign, shoring up volunteer support in the leader’s Ottawa-area riding over concerns that winning his seat is not guaranteed, the
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