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Longest Ballot Protest targets Poilievre’s riding to push for electoral reform | Power & Politics (inv.nadeko.net)

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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is one of 91 candidates registered in the suburban Ottawa riding of Carleton. It's tied for the record of having the most candidates on the ballot with the 2024 byelection in the Montreal riding of LaSalle—Émard—Verdun. Most candidates are connected to an electoral reform advocacy group called the Longest Ballot Committee. Mark Moutter, an independent candidate in the riding who is part of that initiative, joins Power & Politics to discuss why he’s put his name on this large ballot.

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[–] ninthant -5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You know what’s a “bad look”? Protesting in a such a way that makes it hard for Canadians to exercise their democratic rights.

I’m not the one being bothered by this. It’s seniors and people with disabilities who struggle with a ballot that is well over a metre long. It’s poll workers who are affected by the struggle to accommodate the process of voting and tabulating the results.

It is causing issues. I know this from firsthand reports of personal friends who are volunteering in the affected riding. I’m happy to wear this “bad look” because it’s not me being affected.

[–] Knoxvomica 5 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

Is this concern trolling? Like for real this is reaching deeeeeep into the cookie jar of complaints.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 22 hours ago

Don't feed the trolls

[–] ninthant 0 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

I have a firsthand report of someone in this riding who is having difficulty helping seniors with mobility issues be able to vote.

I’m extremely fucking pissed at all the assholes who think “ha ha this is funny it doesn’t affect me”

It’s fucking gross. You should be ashamed of yourselves.

[–] Knoxvomica 1 points 1 hour ago

VOTE. BY. MAIL. We have the capability.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

I’ll have to ask my grandfather, who has pretty low mobility, if he had any trouble. After all, I don’t live there any more but my parents, two grandparents, and sister still live in Pierre’s riding. I haven’t heard anything yet, but if he’s not voting it’s not the fucking ballot that’s slowing him down but the reduced mobility that would make it hard for him to get there in the first place. If he’s worried about actually getting there then he can get a mail in ballot, and may have even done so, at which point it all becomes a lot simpler.

Yes, folding it up is not the easiest task, but c’mon, give me a break.