ℂ𝕒𝕟𝕒𝕕𝕚𝕒𝕟 𝔼𝕝𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕂𝕚𝕔𝕜𝕤 𝕆𝕗𝕗 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 ℝ𝕖𝕔𝕠𝕣𝕕 𝕋𝕦𝕣𝕟𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝕒𝕤 𝕃𝕚𝕓𝕖𝕣𝕒𝕝𝕤 𝕃𝕖𝕒𝕕 𝔸𝕞𝕚𝕕 𝕌.𝕊. 𝕋𝕖𝕟𝕤𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕤

ℂ𝕒𝕟𝕒𝕕𝕚𝕒𝕟 𝕖𝕝𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕡𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕤 𝕠𝕡𝕖𝕟𝕖𝕕 𝕠𝕟 𝔸𝕡𝕣𝕚𝕝 𝟚𝟠, 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟝, 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕣𝕖𝕔𝕠𝕣𝕕 𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕝𝕪 𝕥𝕦𝕣𝕟𝕠𝕦𝕥. 𝕃𝕚𝕓𝕖𝕣𝕒𝕝𝕤, 𝕝𝕖𝕕 𝕓𝕪 𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕜 ℂ𝕒𝕣𝕟𝕖𝕪, 𝕙𝕖𝕝𝕕 𝕒 𝕤𝕝𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥 𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕕 𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕣 ℂ𝕠𝕟𝕤𝕖𝕣𝕧𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕧𝕖𝕤 𝕒𝕞𝕚𝕕 𝕌.𝕊. 𝕥𝕒𝕣𝕚𝕗𝕗 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕒𝕟𝕟𝕖𝕩𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕤. ℍ𝕚𝕘𝕙 𝕧𝕠𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕖𝕟𝕘𝕒𝕘𝕖𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕥𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥 𝕣𝕒𝕔𝕖𝕤 𝕤𝕚𝕘𝕟𝕒𝕝𝕖𝕕 𝕒 𝕔𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕔𝕒𝕝 𝕖𝕝𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟, 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕦𝕝𝕥𝕤 𝕖𝕩𝕡𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕖𝕕 𝕝𝕒𝕥𝕖 𝕒𝕤 𝕡𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕤 𝕔𝕝𝕠𝕤𝕖𝕕 𝕒𝕔𝕣𝕠𝕤𝕤 𝕥𝕚𝕞𝕖 𝕫𝕠𝕟𝕖𝕤.

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he opening of Canadian election polls on April 28, 2025, marked the start of a pivotal federal election, characterized by high voter turnout and intense political dynamics shaped by external and domestic factors. 

Polls opened at 7:00 EDT across Canada’s six time zones, with voting stations in schools, community centers, and other venues bustling as Canadians cast ballots in a snap election called just 36 days earlier by Prime Minister Mark Carney. 

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ℂ𝕒𝕟𝕒𝕕𝕒’𝕤 𝔹𝕠𝕪𝕔𝕠𝕥𝕥 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕌𝕟𝕚𝕥𝕖𝕕 𝕊𝕥𝕒𝕥𝕖𝕤: 𝔸 ℕ𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟’𝕤 𝔼𝕔𝕠𝕟𝕠𝕞𝕚𝕔 𝕒𝕟𝕕 ℂ𝕦𝕝𝕥𝕦𝕣𝕒𝕝 ℙ𝕦𝕤𝕙𝕓𝕒𝕔𝕜

𝕋𝕣𝕦𝕞𝕡 𝕥𝕒𝕣𝕚𝕗𝕗 𝕥𝕣𝕚𝕘𝕘𝕖𝕣𝕖𝕕 𝕥𝕣𝕒𝕕𝕖 𝕨𝕒𝕣 𝕔𝕠𝕦𝕝𝕕 𝕤𝕡𝕖𝕝𝕝 𝕥𝕣𝕠𝕦𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝕗𝕠𝕣 ℕℤ 𝕤𝕒𝕪𝕤 𝕖𝕩𝕡𝕖𝕣𝕥𝕤

𝔸𝕟𝕒𝕝𝕪𝕤𝕚𝕤: 𝕋𝕣𝕦𝕞𝕡𝕤 𝕕𝕖𝕤𝕚𝕣𝕖𝕕 𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕦𝕝𝕥 𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝕥𝕒𝕣𝕚𝕗𝕗𝕤

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A record 7.3 million voters—25% more than in 2021—had already participated in advance polls over the Easter weekend, signaling heightened public engagement amid a campaign dominated by U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs and annexation threats, alongside domestic concerns like affordability and housing. 

 The Liberal Party, led by Carney, entered election day with a narrow lead, polling at 42.8% compared to 39.2% for Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives, according to CBC’s Poll Tracker. 

This marked a dramatic reversal from January, when Conservatives held a 25-point advantage. 

Trump’s aggressive rhetoric, including calls for Canada to become the 51st U.S. state, shifted voter sentiment toward Carney, whose experience as former Bank of Canada and Bank of England governor was seen as a stabilizing force. 

Polls suggested Liberals led in vote-rich Ontario, Quebec, Atlantic Canada, and British Columbia, though Conservatives retained strength in Alberta and the Prairies. 

 The campaign’s final days were overshadowed by a tragic vehicle attack in Vancouver, killing 11 at a festival, which prompted Carney to briefly suspend campaigning and may have influenced voters prioritizing mental health and community safety. 

Regionally, Quebec’s Bloc Québécois and a collapsing NDP vote were poised to bolster Liberal chances, though tight races in key ridings left the prospect of a majority or minority government uncertain. 

Younger voters leaned toward Poilievre’s change-driven platform, while older Canadians favored Carney’s anti-Trump stance. 

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𝕌𝕊 𝕤𝕡𝕖𝕖𝕕𝕤 𝕦𝕡 𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕘𝕣𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕠𝕗 𝕡𝕒𝕣𝕥𝕟𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕝𝕚𝕜𝕖 ℕℤ 𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕠 𝕞𝕚𝕝𝕚𝕥𝕒𝕣𝕪 𝕤𝕡𝕒𝕔𝕖 𝕠𝕡𝕖𝕣𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕤

𝕋𝕣𝕦𝕞𝕡 𝕘𝕖𝕟𝕖𝕣𝕠𝕦𝕤𝕝𝕪 𝕞𝕒𝕜𝕖𝕤 𝕦𝕡 𝕒𝕟 𝕒𝕡𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕧𝕒𝕝 𝕣𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕙𝕚𝕞𝕤𝕖𝕝𝕗, 𝕕𝕖𝕗𝕪𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕝𝕚𝕥𝕪

𝕋𝕣𝕦𝕞𝕡 𝕤𝕒𝕪𝕤 𝕌𝕜𝕣𝕒𝕚𝕟𝕖 𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕣𝕥𝕖𝕕 𝕨𝕒𝕣 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥'𝕤 𝕜𝕚𝕝𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕚𝕥𝕤 𝕔𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕫𝕖𝕟𝕤. 𝕎𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕗𝕒𝕔𝕥𝕤?

𝕄𝕒𝕘𝕒 𝕚𝕟𝕗𝕝𝕦𝕖𝕟𝕔𝕖𝕣 𝕔𝕝𝕒𝕚𝕞𝕤 𝕤𝕙𝕖 𝕘𝕒𝕧𝕖 𝕓𝕚𝕣𝕥𝕙 𝕥𝕠 𝕄𝕦𝕤𝕜’𝕤 𝟙𝟛𝕥𝕙 𝕔𝕙𝕚𝕝𝕕

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 As polls opened, the election was framed as a referendum on nearly a decade of Liberal rule and a test of leadership against external threats. 

With staggered poll closings—starting in Newfoundland at 7:00 EDT and ending in British Columbia at 10:00 EDT—early results from Atlantic Canada were expected by 8:30 EDT, setting the stage for a tense night. 

The high early turnout and close polls underscored a deeply engaged electorate navigating a transformed political landscape

𝗢𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝔅𝔯𝔲𝔠𝔢 𝔄𝔩𝔭𝔦𝔫𝔢

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