Opinion
N.L. election chaos a case study in COVID campaigning
By Tim Powers February 17, 2021
Justin Trudeau is likely playing close attention to the election drama on the East Coast. If he has intentions of a spring election, this is a nightmare scenario that could play out in other parts of Canada.
Newfoundland and Labrador Chief Electoral Officer Bruce Chaulk has had to change the guidelines for the still-ongoing provincial election multiple times since a COVID-19 outbreak swept the province ahead of voting day. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News
OTTAWA—Even for Newfoundland and Labrador, a place with a colourful and controversial political history, the latest electoral plot twist enters Twilight Zone levels. You see, by now, the provincial election was supposed to be done, and the winner, likely incumbent Premier Dr. Andrew Furey, was going to go about the mundane business of governing. But as has often been the case during this pandemic, the COVID-19 virus had different intentions.
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