Subj : Democrats Cracked?
To   : ROB MCCART
From : Mike Powell
Date : Mon Jul 28 2025 08:41:12

> Yes. I guess our systems are a little different. We always have a few
> minor parties as well as the top 3, like the Green party who is all
> about reducing pollution and such but they are lucky to get one or
> two seats in parliament. That and the French parties out of Quebec.

Yes, I suspect it is more "open" and not so controlled by the long-standing
parties.

> But getting on a ballot is not that difficult as there is a group
> messing with the bi-election where Poilievre, the leader of our
> Conservative Party, is trying to win a seat after losing his own
> riding in the recent election.

> Anyways, this group has managed to get over 200 names on the ballot
> there (I assume running as Independants) to try to confuse the issue..
> You don't need much other than being legal to run in Canada and,
> depending on the riding, you need 50 or 100 signatures of residents
> wanting you to run there.

So you don't have to be a resident of the riding in order to run for office
there?  I have never thought much about that here.  In Kentucky, you have
to be a resident of the state, but you may not have to be a resident of the
district that you attempt to represent -- that might prove difficult if you
live in a state where they are always shifting the boundaries.

Mike


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