Pollievre lost his seat. In a night of neo-nazis eating shit, that is the shit-eatingest shit-eating I could have hoped for even before I stopped hoping for good things because it yielded too fucking much disappointment. #canadavotes2025
There's so much more I want to talk about, but given that this is my first time as a poll worker in Canada, I'll refrain until more than 60 days after the election because that's how long the DRO has to keep their copy of the Statement of Vote in their home.
I sure hope my DRO has a safe.
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Things I Learned about Canada's federal elections:
1. Voters are "electors".
2. When you greet an elector, you must say "Hello, bonjour". Unless you are in Quebec, where you would say "Bonjour, hello" instead.
3. It is the job of individual poll workers known as Deputy Returning Officers (DROs) to count the ballots. If a candidate's representative disputes whether a specific ballot is marked for their candidate, it's the DRO who decides whether the objection will stand. 1/ #CanadaVotes2025
Getting ahead of my poll worker training tonight, going forward, I am going to refrain from writing anything else about any of the federal candidates for this year's election. However, depending on what else I learn in training, I might talk about what it was like helping seniors vote in care homes.
My goal would be encouraging everyone who can to consider becoming a poll worker for the next municipal or provincial elections. #CanadaVotes2025
Got a call from Elections Canada yesterday, who asked me if I was still interested in working the federal election as a poll worker and I said yes. They gave me my choice of assignments; I took the one where I'll be going along with one other poll worker to senior care homes to make sure that all of those who are eligible to and want to can cast their ballots.
I'm so glad to be a poll worker again.
Voted! (No line up today.)
In-person VOTING TIP for #Canadians for this weekend…
When you've marked your ballot and folded it up again, do the poll worker a favour and bend the little tearoff tab back-and-forth, crease it, maybe start the tear for them.
They tear very poorly at the perforations and that slows down the processing.
Just a tiny little thing but it helps!
I did it too and it made that step by the poll worker very quick and easy.
Went to the advance poll to vote at 10am & came home without voting because the line was too long (99% seniors). Will try again later, once they have the process figured out. Glad the advance poll is open for 4 days.
#CanadaVotes2025
Lock up your little stubby pencils, people – I'm going voting today!
https://www.europesays.com/2006102/ Canada Votes 2025: Advance voting begins in Surrey #Canadá #CanadaVotes2025
Thank you Canada. I will again do my democratic duty and vote for the best candidate, which onviously is not the Maple MAGA party.
https://www.europesays.com/1989474/ Canada Votes: meet the candidates in Fleetwood- Port Kells #Canadá #CanadaVotes2025
Been seeing a lot more Canadian flags flying around my little town and whereas it would have irked the fuck out of me a couple years back (truckers), it fills me with some relief. #vote #canadavotes2025 #dontfuckthisupeh #elbowsup
Vote early in the Canadian Federal Election until April 22! 
Employers must give you time off to vote. Choose from 500 locations nationwide, often better located, to beat the lines. Don't wait for Easter weekend or Election Day ~ vote the quickest way! 
English:
https://www.elections.ca/content2.aspx?section=vote&dir=locate&document=index&lang=e
French:
https://www.elections.ca/content2.aspx?section=vote&dir=locate&document=index&lang=f
Over 20 years in parliament and 3 as federal leader of the CPC, and Poilievre's vision for Canada is.... ? #cdnpoli #CanadaVotes2025 #neverpoilievre
I nominate the muskox as the symbolic animal of the resistance: when a crisis show up, they rally together into a defensive circle and protect their future generations.
Canada's existential election.
Poilievre is so inflexible that he can't take a minute to be nice to children A position of strength is held by flexibility and listening skills. Imagine him negotiating with Trump, foreign governments, indigenous leaders or the Premiers? #cdnpoli #elxn2025 #neverpoilievre #CanadaVotes2025
I don't want to hear PP talk about my body and I really don't want to hear him blather on about being held safe by strong borders and brave soldiers. Blech. Such a contrast to MC sitting in a kitchen, talking about wartime housing and restarting government home building.
Good to know that if you did lead the country, you've be able to quickly and effectively respond to changing events. It's not like we've had any of those lately. #Cdnpoli #NeverPoilievre #CanadaVotes2025
