MONTREAL—When voters go to the polls in four federal byelections spread across Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec on Monday, the results will not alter the dynamics in the House of Commons. But they will provide a reality check on some of the assumptions that underpin the strategies of the main parties.
At the time of the last federal election, the anti-vax movement was running strong. That was problematic for the Conservative party — both during and after the campaign — as the issue pit the part of its base that vehemently opposed the COVID measures against a majority of provaccination Canadians.
