I’m just going to copy-paste what I wrote four years ago, with the necessary edits:
It’s October 21st, 2019 September 20th, 2021 April 28th, 2025, which means Election Day is finally here. If you’re a Canadian citizen who is 18 or older, you get to go to the polls to vote for a Member of Parliament to represent your interests in the House of Commons. The Cabinet that can obtain the confidence of the House gets to govern. Typically, this means that the party that wins the most seats forms the government, but there have been many exceptions to this throughout Canadian history, especially when no party wins a majority of the seats. That’s the situation we seem to be headed for tonight, with the governing Liberals and the opposition Conservatives in a dead heat in popular vote intention. It’s going to be a long night, folks. Strap yourselves in. Based on current polling, it seems like a Liberal majority is in the cards, but a Liberal or Conservative minority is also possible. Either way, strap yourselves in: it’s going to be an interesting night.
If you don’t know where to vote, Elections Canada has you covered. Please remember to bring photo ID if you have it, or other acceptable documentation as per Elections Canada’s guidelines. Voting hours vary by time zone, so please plan your day accordingly.
Okay, with that out of the way, let’s talk about the major parties:
Conservative Party of Canada
Leader: Pierre Poilievre
Ideology: Conservatism
Platform: Link
Leader’s worst campaign decision: Going all-in on campaigning against Justin Trudeau, seemingly unable to pivot to account for the fact that he’s no longer prime minister
Liberal Party of Canada
Leader: Mark Carney [current prime minister]
Ideology: Centrism, liberalism
Platform: Link
Leader’s worst campaign decision: Misrepresenting the contents of his first official call with the U.S. President until consistent reporting made it impossible to continue lying about it
New Democratic Party
Leader: Jagmeet Singh
Ideology: Leftism, social democracy
Platform: Link
Leader’s worst campaign decision: A persistent failure to elevate regional lieutenants within the party
Green Party of Canada
Co-Leaders: Jonathan Pedneault and Elizabeth May
Ideology: Environmentalism, social democracy
Platform: Link
Leaders’ worst campaign decision: Deliberately not running candidates in enough ridings that they ended up being excluded from the official debates
Bloc Québécois
Leader: Yves-François Blanchet
Ideology: Québec sovereignty, Québec nationalism
Platform: Link
Leader’s worst campaign decision: Horrendously misreading the political temperature in his province and calling Canada an “artificial country” in the waning days of the campaign
People’s Party of Canada
Leader: Maxime Bernier
Ideology: Nationalist populism
Platform: Link
Leader’s worst campaign decision: Continuing to exist
Canadian Future Party
Leader: Dominic Cardy
Ideology: Centrism, fiscal conservatism, social liberalism
Platform: Link
Leader’s worst campaign decision: Going all-in on Zionism
Frequently Asked Questions
This election seems pretty consequential, huh?
Yep.
It could determine whether or not Canada remains a fully sovereign nation or turns into an American vassal state, right?
Uh-huh.
So whom should I vote for?
lol idk
I thought you said this election was consequential!
It is.
Then why can’t you tell me whom to vote for?
That’s your own decision.
Don’t you have political opinions?
I do.
Then what’s the issue?
Bro, you’re arguing with a blog post.
Whatever, elbows up!
Sure.
To conclude, I will again copy-paste what I wrote four years ago, because it feels appropriate.
If you’ve already voted, feel free to use this thread to livechat about the results. Using this thread to cheer on your local Rhinoceros Party candidate is highly encouraged.
(Party logos taken from Wikipedia and party websites.)