With the final result of the federal election delayed while mail-in ballots are counted, voter turnout appears to be the lowest since 2008. Preliminary data from Elections Canada shows that 59 percent of roughly 27 million registered Canadian electors cast their ballots, although this figure could change once approximately 1 million mail-in ballots are counted. Not since 2008, when 58.8 percent of eligible voters went to the polls, have so few Canadians exercised their democratic right. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh blamed the low voter turnout on Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau for calling a snap election during the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic while Trudeau claims the results have given the Liberals a “clear mandate” from Canadians to lead the country into “a brighter future.” “Trudeau should never have called it, he claimed that he wanted to hear from people. Well, this is the lowest turnout despite one of the biggest crises we’ve ever faced,” Singh said during a Sept. …
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