Alberta, Pierre Poilievre and Parliament
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Election signs, many conservative blue, dot the roadsides of the rolling hills of the Battle River-Crowfoot riding, where a byelection is underway. Voters head to the polls on Aug. 18.
CHCH news anchor Matt Ingram had the chance Monday to speak with Lori Williams, a political expert from Mount Royal University in Calgary.
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Advance polls open in Alberta byelection with 214 candidates, a historic number of blank ballots
Advance polls in a historic federal byelection for Alberta's Battle River-Crowfoot open today. For the first time ever, Elections Canada says voters must fill out a blank ballot. The agency lists a record 214 candidates running in the rural riding, with voting day on Aug. 18.
Elections Canada has hired security guards in advance of this month's byelection in Battle River-Crowfoot, candidates were told Friday.
Embattled Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre bought himself some breathing room with a resounding byelection win in rural Alberta on Monday.