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As noted previously I live in Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre’s home riding of Carleton. Voters were allowed to view a copy of the ballot, which contained 91 names, in the entranceway, prior to entering the voting area.
The ballot was very large, around 24-inches long by 11-inches wide. When I scrolled through the names of the contenders I discovered a variety of names representing a cross-section of nationalities. Most of the entrants were listed as Independent while some of those vying for a seat in Parliament had a blank space beneath their names, the place holder for a party name.
There were, of course, the usual suspects, Progressive Conservative, Liberal, NDP, etc. as well as a couple of surprise parties, The Marijuana Party (I kid you not), and The Rhino Party who, I thought, had disappeared decades ago.
After surveying the entire ballot and marking my X, the most difficult task presented itself, putting the form into the ballot box.
Howard Crerar is a project manager and has worked in the software industry for three decades.
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Howard,
I very much doubt if the Progressive Conservative Party appeared on the ballot. The Conservative Party would have been there but they haven’t been “progressive” since the long-gone days of Peter McKay.
As for the Rhino Party, my dear departed father used to confound people who asked him who he voted for (which he thought was none of their business) by telling them that he voted Rhino every time. He would add “They were good enough for my father and my grandfather so I follow in their footsteps.” In the face of that statement, nobody had the guts to tell him they were a very, at that time, recent incarnation and hadn’t existed in the days of his father or grandfather. He, of course, was well aware of that and enjoyed how quickly it would stop their prying. good to see them resurrected – they have their uses.
Voter. In times when Pierre P is taking himself too seriously (when isn’t he), and Mark C wants to increase the national deficit even further (how quickly he has learned the Liberal path to success), the Rhino Party is the perfect foil for DumbOld Trumpf and his cross-border lunacy. The other benefit the Rhino party brings to the table is no visual pollution during the pre-election sprint. I never saw one “Elect Me” sign for our local candidate prior to the election.