Liberal Prime Minister Mark Carney has called a snap election for Monday, April 28, and campaigning by all major political parties has begun — here’s what you need to know to exercise your right to vote for who represents you on the federal stage from the riding of Moose Jaw-Lake Centre-Lanigan.
Conservative MP Fraser Tolmie has represented Moose Jaw since 2021.
The most important thing to know is that Elections.ca is where voter information is most readily (and officially) available: Check your voter registration status, check your options for local candidates to vote, voting locations and times, and more.
You can pre-register to vote either online or by visiting your local Elections Canada office, by April 22. Registering in advance will streamline the process of voting. If you want to vote by mail, you must register and request a vote-by-mail ballot by April 22.
After April 22, you can register at your assigned polling station on Election Day, or at your assigned advance polling station on advance polling days.
To vote, you must be a Canadian citizen of at least 18 years of age, with either one piece of valid government-issued ID, or two pieces of ID, both containing your name and at least one with your current address. You can also be vouched for by a fellow registered voter assigned to the same polling address.
Make sure to register to vote and stay informed about the candidates running in Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan. Democratic nations like Canada rely on voter participation for their legitimacy. Canada has not had more than 70 per cent turnout of registered voters in a federal election since 1992, but the province of Saskatchewan tends to beat those numbers, with 77 per cent, 81, and 77 again in the last three federal elections.
Confirmed candidates as of March 24 are Fraser Tolmie for the Conservatives, and Britt Baumann for the federal NDP.
Elections Canada is also looking for paid workers to fill roles at polling stations on both advance days and Election Day itself — apply through Elections.ca.