Summer is the time for barbecues, bare feet and beaches – and for residents of two Ontario ridings, byelections.
It's not traditionally thought of as the best season for politicking, when people are out enjoying the weather or away on vacation, but candidates in Thursday's byelections in Toronto's Scarborough-Guildwood and the Ottawa area's Kanata-Carleton swear that voters are engaged — though it was a bit of a slow start.
University of Ottawa political science professor Genevieve Tellier said running two byelections at once will be a particular challenge for the Liberals, with no leader and depleted resources after third-place showings in two successive elections. However, it will be a slog for all parties to get their voters out to the polls, she said."The participation rate was already low in the last general election, so it will be much lower in this byelection. People will be on vacation.
Ontario has seen dozens of temporary emergency room closures this year, often during overnight and weekend hours, and particularly in smaller and rural communities due to staff shortages. In the Kanata-Carleton area, the Almonte General Hospital and Arnprior Regional Health have enacted ER closures. The Kanata-Carleton Progressive Conservative candidate, Sean Webster, said carrying the PC banner gives him an advantage.
Melissa Coenraad, the NDP candidate for Kanata-Carleton, said residents feel like consecutive PC representatives have been fairly unavailable to them. And while McCrimmon did some good work as an MP, provincial politics are different, she said.
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