Election 2021

NDP candidate for the recent 2021 Federal Election in Kenora, Janine Seymour, says she faced sexual abuse during her campaign in northwestern Ontario.

“The abuse that happened to me was during canvassing. I was groped. That’s sexual assault,” explained Seymour, in an interview with Q104 and KenoraOnline Monday morning.

With 100 per cent of the count completed, the results of the election for Banff-Airdrie were validated on Sept. 26.

For some time, it sats at 299 of the 300 polling station reporting. The 300th poll was for special ballots, such as mail votes.

The results remained fairly consistent with those that were reported election night prior to all the votes being counted. They are as follows.

Green Party                    Aidan Blum                  1,405                1.8 %

Maverick Party                Tariq Elnaga                1,475                1.9 %

The Kenora riding’s newly re-elected MP Eric Melillo says Elections Canada and the federal government are reviewing polling station and voting issues that were reported in northern First Nation communities during election night.

Senator hopeful Tania Cameron reported that members of Wabauskang First Nation, Pikangikum First Nation and Cat Lake First Nation were not able to vote on Monday as all three communities did not host polling stations, representing the three missing polling stations in the area. The three communities represent about 1,600 eligible voters.

It appears a very close federal election race in a west Winnipeg riding is heading for a recount.

The Elections Canada website says Conservative incumbent Marty Morantz defeated Liberal Doug Eyolfson by only 24 votes.

Counting all the ballots in the riding of Charleswood-St. James-Assiniboia-Headingley continued until almost 48 hours after polls closed Monday night.

Eyolfson says he anticipates a recount in the coming days.

Kenora MP Eric Melillo’s campaign must have resonated with students across northwestern Ontario, as he won this year’s student mock vote for the federal election.

Each election, Student Vote Canada asks elementary and high school students across the country to participate in a mock election to learn more about democracy, the parties and their platforms, and to help them guide students to learn more about the future of their country.

Just over half of all eligible voters in the Kenora riding went to the polls to cast their ballots Monday night, helping re-elect Kenora MP Eric Melillo and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Overall, Elections Canada is reporting that 24,527 of 45,500 registered voters, or just under 54 per cent, cast their vote, with 147 of 150 polls reporting in the riding. Nationally, Canada saw a drop in voters with 58 per cent of residents head to the polls.

Justin Trudeau acknowledges divisions were laid bare during the 36-day federal election campaign.

But the Liberal leader, who will remain Prime Minister for a third term, told supporters in his Montreal riding that Canadians are united in what they want from their government.

Trudeau's Liberals won another minority mandate -- not much different than the one from the 2019 election -- and he will face all of the same opposition leaders in the next Parliament.

Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party will hang onto power for the next few years. 

As of 11:35 p.m. Monday (Sept.20) night, the Liberals are projected to win 158 seats, 12 short of the required 170 seats to form a majority government. 

“You are sending us back to work with a clear mandate to get Canada through this pandemic and to the brighter days ahead. My friends, that is exactly what we are ready to do,” said Trudeau. 

The Conservatives will form the official opposition, winning a projected 121 seats which was the same election result for the party in 2019. 

Grande Prairie-Mackenzie, MP Chris Warkentin will continue to serve the people of the Peace Country for a sixth term following the results in last night's federal election.

There were five other candidates vying for the leadership position. Out of 51,194 valid votes, Warkentin came out on top with 35,094 votes, or 68% with 237 of 239 polls reporting.

Warkentin is thrilled to have another opportunity to represent Grande Prairie-Mackenzie in the House of Commons.

Blake Richards will continue to represent the Banff-Airdrie riding in parliament for his fifth term. He says it's a job he's honoured to have.

"It's quite a humbling experience," says Richards. "When you look at it and see that you have over 40,000 of your fellow citizens that have decided to put an 'X' by your name and be the voice for them in parliament -- it doesn't matter if it's the first time or the fifth time, it's a pretty big honour."