A new federal government is expected to be named Monday night, as Canada’s 2019 general election gets underway.
The main parties vying for the 338 seats in the House of Commons are Justin Trudeau’s Liberals, Andrew Scheer’s Conservatives, Jagmeet Singh’s New Democrats, and Elizabeth May’s Greens. The People’s Party of Canada, under former high-profile Tory Maxime Bernier, is running for the first time.
Polls are open in Eckville until 7:30 p.m. local time.
Polls are located at Eckville Community Centre.
Who is running?
Conservative Party of Canada - Blaine Calkins
Liberal Party of Canada - Tiffany Rose
New Democrat Party - Lauren Pezzella
Green Party - Sarah Palmer
People’s Party of Canada - Laura-Lynn Thompson
For Elections Canada’s FAQ page for questions like what kind of identification to bring, click here.
For all of our stories on the 2019 federal election, click here.
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