Every election, the message from exasperated pundits and pedants is the same: Canadians don’t actually vote directly for their prime minister.
But on a rural intersection south of Ottawa, residents could be mistaken for thinking otherwise.
Hammered into the freshly thawed mud and gravel are campaign signs for the Liberal leader, Mark Carney, and Conservative leader, Pierre Poilievre, at the only place in the country where the dividing line between parties is as literal as two signs facing off on opposite sides of the road.
But what will your neighbors do?
These early voting numbers suggest voter turnout is likely exceed 70% this year, up 10.7% from 2021.
Since 1946, 5 of 6 elections with a 5%+ increase in voter turnout led to a change in governing party. https://t.co/o2agtVD67H pic.twitter.com/X2rbI0AVVX
— golden pup (@Golden_Pup) April 23, 2025
h/t Mauser
