For the second time in as many elections, Pierre Poilievre will have to contend with an enormous number of opponents.
After the Longest Ballot Committee organized to expand the list of names to 91 candidates in Carleton, they’ve now boosted their efforts to push the roster of candidates to over 200 ahead of the Battle River–Crowfoot by-election.
Will it be the final straw before changes are made to the election laws? And what impact could it have on the race? This week on The Numbers, Éric and Philippe dive into the absurd by-election in Alberta.
We also discuss some of the latest federal polling, as well as a trio of provincial by-elections added to the calendar in Prince Edward Island and Manitoba and a face-off between Bonnie Crombie and Nate Erskine-Smith that is brewing within the Ontario Liberal Party.
Then, Philippe takes us back to a time when “The Land was Strong” in this week’s edition of The Quiz.
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