As so often happens in a Canadian federal election, the outcome may depend on the choices of the 3.6 million people who live in the “905.”
Voters in the 30-odd seats in Durham, York, Peel and Halton regions — the horseshoe-shaped region that borders Toronto and which has been given the nickname the “905” for the area code many there have — have mostly picked Liberals in the last two elections and, sure enough, Liberals have formed the government in Ottawa. But when those same voters start electing Conservatives, then Conservatives can usually count on claiming the government benches.
