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Videodrome said:
Ekes out? The Liberals are in majority territory, or at least a very strong minority.
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It's possible. Ekos, unlike the other pollsters, only has the Liberals two or three points ahead of the Tories. A lot depends on who ends up voting. We shouldn't take anything for granted.
 
Marcanadian said:
NDP now saying they'd support a Conservative minority government?
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It's weird. The NDPers in my social media feeds having been going a bit nutty this past few weeks. First, they hate Justin Trudeau. It's shocking the degree to which Trudeau dominates their discussion, at the expense of the NDP platform or Harper. Second, they clearly for some reason see the assumption that the Liberals and NDP will work together post-election as strategically dangerous. I'm not sure that I appreciate all the reasons why, other than the traditional fear that when Canadians vote strategically, the NDP lose, and when the Liberals and NDP cooperate in a legislature, the NDP lose. Mulcair spent time this past week or so distancing the NDP from any promise to work with the Liberals - essentially "if you want the NDP, vote for the NDP - don't assume that you can vote Liberal, but still have the NDP influencing the next government." Not sure if Andrew Thomson's comments today are part of a larger narrative, or if he is just going off-script. I suspect the latter since there is a bid difference between "don't expect a Liberal/NDP coalition" and "we'll work with the Conservatives".
 
Thomson has been a loose cannon from the start. I don't know any Dipper who would support a Conservative minority.
 
I don't have driver's license so I can't vote in this election. I hope you guys vote for Liberals on my behalf! Especially if you live in Mississauga-Malton.
 
Passports won't work on its' own - bring a bank or credit card statement with your name and current address plus one photo ID.

On another note - you can apply for an Ontario Photo ID - works the same way as a Drivers License as an ID.

AoD
 
From Elections Canada

1) Show one of these pieces of ID
  • your driver's licence
  • your provincial or territorial ID card
  • any other government card with your photo, name and current address

or

2) Show two pieces of ID
At least one must have your current address

  • health card
  • Canadian passport
  • birth certificate
  • certificate of Canadian citizenship
  • citizenship card
  • social insurance number card
  • Indian status card
  • band membership card
  • Métis card
  • card issued by an Inuit local authority
  • Canadian Forces identity card
  • Veterans Affairs health card
  • old age security card
  • hospital card
  • medical clinic card
  • label on a prescription container
  • identity bracelet issued by a hospital or long-term care facility
  • blood donor card
  • CNIB card
  • credit card
  • debit card
  • employee card
  • student identity card
  • public transportation card
  • library card
  • liquor identity card
  • parolee card
  • firearms licence
  • licence or card issued for fishing, trapping or hunting
  • utility bill (e.g. electricity; water; telecommunications services including telephone, cable or satellite)
  • bank statement
  • credit union statement
  • credit card statement
  • personal cheque
  • government statement of benefits
  • government cheque or cheque stub
  • pension plan statement
  • residential lease or sub-lease
  • mortgage contract or statement
  • income tax assessment
  • property tax assessment or evaluation
  • vehicle ownership
  • insurance certificate, policy or statement
  • correspondence issued by a school, college or university
  • letter from a public curator, public guardian or public trustee
  • targeted revision form from Elections Canada to residents of long-term care facilities
  • letter of confirmation of residence from a First Nations band or reserve or an Inuit local authority
  • letter of confirmation of residence, letter of stay, admission form or statement of benefits from one of the following designated establishments:
    • student residence
    • seniors' residence
    • long-term care facility
    • shelter
    • soup kitchen

    We accept e-statements and e-invoices. Print them or show them on a mobile device.


    OR

    3) If your ID does not have your current address, take an oath
    Show two pieces of ID with your name and have someone who knows you attest to your address. This person must show proof of identity and address, be registered in the same polling division, and attest for only one person.
 
Never got my card. Went to my station which informed me that I had moved. My wife got her card and I could see her name above mine but mine was scratched through. I had to explain I still live there and when they didn't believe me I asked them then to please tell me where I lived. After about 30 minutes of this back and forth I was "allowed" to vote.
 
sixrings said:
Never got my card. Went to my station which informed me that I had moved. My wife got her card and I could see her name above mine but mine was scratched through. I had to explain I still live there and when they didn't believe me I asked them then to please tell me where I lived. After about 30 minutes of this back and forth I was "allowed" to vote.
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There are reports of shenanigans online at various polls (particularly around Ottawa, based on my Twitter feed). The card is not necessary - but do check where to vote:

http://www.elections.ca/scripts/vis/FindED?L=e&PAGEID=20

Under
Frequently asked questions
>Voting Process
>>Where do I vote?

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CityPlace is a mess too. Some people have been directed to the MTCC to vote (Parade II), while some have been directed to 505 Richmond, and some to Fort York Armoury, and then some within their own building's party room (Luna Vista, Matrix, HVE). One person went to 505 Richmond as instructed and was then told he needed to go to Metro Hall.

I don't get what is happening. What change has lead to all of this confusion?
 
It seems so quaintly olde-fashioned that people have to go to a specific poll, or that if they show up at the wrong one they can't be accommodated.
 
vic said:
It seems so quaintly olde-fashioned that people have to go to a specific poll, or that if they show up at the wrong one they can't be accommodated.
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why? it seems kinda efficient to me.

I live in Brampton with multiple ridings...if I could just go to any poll in town it would make the counting process so much more difficult/longer.
 
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