The election results don’t look much different from two years ago. It’s another minority government for the Liberals. Leader Justin Trudeau spoke in Montreal early Tuesday morning, thanking everyone who voted for his party and telling those who didn’t vote for the Liberals, that his government will stand up for them. He sees Canadians working together to end the pandemic, working toward real climate action, $10 a day childcare, and affordable homes. The 2021 election marks the third straight win for the Liberal party, with the last two being minority wins.
It was a clean sweep for the Conservatives in Saskatchewan, although it was a close race for the NDP’s Robert Doucette and Incumbent Brad Redekopp in Saskatoon-West. Kevin Waugh was re-elected by more than 3,000 votes in Saskatoon-Grasswood. He is also chair of the Saskatchewan Conservative Caucus. He says all fourteen candidates were very prepared for the election, and were confident they would all be returning to Ottawa.
Heading into this race the Liberals held 155 seats, the Conservatives had 119 seats, the Bloc Quebecois held 32, the NDP with 24, the Green Party held two seats, there were five Independent MPs, and one vacancy. As of midnight, it was 157 leading or elected for the Liberals, 121 for the Conservative Party, 31 Bloc Quebecois, 27 NDP and 2 Green seats in the House of Commons. The PPC recorded gains in popular vote in a number of ridings, but didn’t win any seats.
The Leader of the People’s Party of Canada, Maxime Bernier, spoke in Saskatoon at campaign headquarters, saying his party will focus their attention on continuing their growth in popularity. He didn’t win in his riding. There were hundreds of people in attendance at the Saskatoon Inn and many weren’t masked. Bernier says the PPC is the only party that is opposed to “all of this nonsense that is destroying our society, our economy and our country.” There was actually an outdoor area set up with a stage and video screens, but everyone ended up inside.
Green Party Leader Annamie Paul did not win in the Toronto Centre riding. She says the people of Canada have decided to send virtually the same MPs back in the same proportions to parliament. so we are now back to the status quo, except we are now a more divided country. She believes there is a lot of work ahead to repair these divisions.
Elections Canada was having some technical difficulties with its website today, with some people having a difficult time trying to figure out where to vote. There were long lineups in some Ontario ridings around Toronto meaning the polls had to stay open about 2 hours longer than expected. Leading up to the election, Elections Canada had warned that there were challenges with finding venues that would allow for physical distancing due to the pandemic, and the public health protocols might also lead to some delays.
(previous results) 10:45pm
The results of this election are very much like the one we had two years ago. The Liberals have won another minority government and it appears there could be another clean sweep of the 14 Saskatchewan seats by the Conservatives. The only race that is still relatively close is in Saskatoon West. Incumbent Brad Redekopp has a 462 vote lead over the NDP’s Robert Doucette at 7,525 votes to 7,064 with 122 of 169 polls reporting.
Kevin Waugh was re-elected in Saskatoon-Grassland as was Cory Tochor in Saskatoon-University. Kelly Block recorded a large majority in Carlton Trail/Eagle Creek.
The People’s Party of Canada recorded gains in popular vote in a number of riding, but only had one distant second place finish in Souris-Moose Mountain. The NDP finished second in 10 Saskatchewan ridings and the Liberals were runner-up in two.
Looking at the national numbers of elected or leading— Liberals are at 157. The Conservatives sit at 121, which was the same number as the last election. The Bloc Quebecois are at 31, the NDP 27 and the Green Party has two seats.
So once, again Justin Trudeau has been re-elected to his third term as Canadian Prime Minister.
10:05pm
The People’s Party of Canada held their national headquarters at the Saskatoon Inn Monday night. The main message from the party’s representatives in regards to moving forward is to keep building the party. CJWW News spoke to Saskatoon-Grasswood candidate Mark Friesen following Leader Maxime Bernier’s speech. “We just keep building, we keep standing on our principles and the more we do and the more that they bring these sorts of things to peoples lives, more people are going to come disenfranchised with the establishment and we’re the only part standing up, you know for ultimately freedom, so it will happen.”
Leader Maxime Bernier addressed the hundreds who packed the conference rooms at the hotel, majority of who were not masked. Bernier started off his speech by telling his supporters that they together “made history”. Which was followed by the crowd cheering. Bernier said at the beginning of the campaign, the media didn’t follow the party, but by the end they (the media) had to start paying attention. Bernier said that was because thousands of Canadians were starting to show up to their rallies.
The former Conservative Party member said the People’s Party is more than a political party, it’s a movement, an “ideological revolution that we are starting now” he said. Bernier said if there was a proportional voting system, the party would have had around 20 elected MPs. Even though the party won’t have representation in parliament, Bernier says the PPC Party will continue in the battle to unite Canadians. The crowd stated chanting “PPC, PPC, PCC” towards the end of Bernier’s speech. One of the supporters in the crowd was Jeff English from Vancouver, he said the PPC party is an alternative to to the other parties. He shared how he likes that the party is against vaccine passports. 19 year-old Jack Levet was also in the crowd to support Maxime Bernier and the PPC party. He says he supported the PPC due to their stance on vaccine passports. Maxime Bernier was defeated in his Quebec riding of Beauce. Incumbent Conservative Richard Lehoux has been re-elected.
9:50pm
The Conservatives have maintained their traditional strongholds in Saskatchewan and Alberta, but it is not enough to prevent another victory by the Liberals.
The final results are not in but the major television networks are projecting a Liberal minority government.
Here are the current standings—elected or leading:
Liberals 155
Conservatives 123
NDP 29
Bloc Quebecois 29
Greens 2
The Conservatives are now leading in all fourteen Saskatchewan ridings. The Conservatives Brad Redekopp has moved in front of the NDP’s Robert Doucette. With 88 of 169 polls reporting, the incumbent Redekopp has 5,343 votes compared to 4,946 for Doucette.
The next closest race is in Saskatoon-University. Conservative incumbent Cory Tochor has a 1,300 vote lead over the NDP’s Claire Card with 134 of 171 polls reporting. The incumbent Conservative Kevin Waugh has a more than 2,000 vote lead over the NDP’s Kyla Kitzul. The Conservatives are well ahead in all of the other Saskatchewan ridings. The People’s Party of Canada is running second in one constituency—-Souris-Moose Mountain.
9:30pm
Justin Trudeau and the Liberals are heading for a third straight election victory, but it will likely be another minority government.
The latest results have the Liberals elected or leading in 155 seats. 170 seats are needed for a majority. The Conservatives are elected or leading in 123 seats. The NDP sit at 29 . . . the same as as the Bloc Quebecois. The Greens have two seats.
Some people in southern Ontario have waited nearly two hours to vote due to long lineups.
The Conservatives are still maintaining their strongholds in Saskatchewan and Alberta, even though the People’s Party of Canada has gained a few percentage points in the popular vote.
Of the fourteen Saskatchewan ridings, the Conservatives are leading in thirteen. The only exception is in Saskatoon West where the NDP’s Robert Doucette has a 300 vote lead over the Conservative’s Brad Redekopp, who is the incumbent.
9:10pm
The 2021 election results are looking similar to the ones from two years ago in Saskatchewan and nationally.
In Saskatchewan, Conservatives lead or are elected in 13 of the 14 constituencies. The only exception right now is Robert Doucette in Saskatoon West.
On a national basis, the Liberals are leading/elected in 155 seats, Conservative are elected or leading in 121, NDP 29 Bloc Quebecois 29 and Greens 2. It takes 170 seats to have a majority government.
The major TV networks are projecting a Liberal win, but say it is too early to predict if it will be a majority or a minority.
8:40PM
Early national election results are very good for the Liberals . . . we get to those numbers shortly.
Here in Saskatchewan,. of the 14 ridings, these are the early standings:
Conservatives lead in 13 and the NDP lead in 1 in Saskatchewan. The NDP and Robert Doucette are leading in Saskatoon West.
On a national basis, the federal Liberals are leading the way with 145 leading/elected, Conservatives 103 leading/elected, NDP leading/elected 23 , Bloc Quebecois 27 leading/elected and Green 1.
The People’s Party of Canada is not leading in any riding across the country however, PPC Leader Maxime Bernier is fourth in his Quebec riding, but has attracted a large crowd inside the Saskatoon Inn. Several hundred party supporters are there with the vast majority not wearing masks. The PPC does have an outdoor venue set up, but a party official said supported opted to be inside. Maxime Bernier has told reporters that he is pleased with the party’s growth. He suggests if they go from the former 1.6 per cent to anywhere between 5 and 8 per cent of the vote, that will be a victory. He compares that to the Green Party, which he says after 38 years is still at about 4 per cent.
There are actually 23 political parties registered in the federal election. Along with the parties we have all seen and heard from since campaigning began. A couple of them on the list: the Marijuana Party, Free Party Canada, and the Animal Protection Party.
Some of the issues highlighted during the campaigns – whether or not an election should have been called, the environment, and the rising deficit. Most ridings will know who their MPs will be by the end of the evening, but Elections Canada is also warning it could take up to four days to finish counting all the special ballots, meaning some close races may not have official winners for several days.
7:50pm
The Peoples Party of Canada is actually set up next to the Saskatoon Media Group building, outside, although they also have space booked at the Saskatoon Inn which is where several hundred people are gathered, without masks. The outdoor venue appears to be a contingency plan in case of a crackdown due to flaunting the public health order requiring masks indoors in public places. Leader Maxime Bernier is in Saskatoon for election night hoping for a seat in this election.
Polls are closed across Canada although the voting deadline may be extended at some polls in Ontario and Winnipeg due to the long line ups. Elections Canada has 305 electoral districts reporting: Elected or leading it is the Liberals with 147, Conservatives 105, BQ 27, NDP 25. Two major media outlets are projecting a Liberal government but no prediction yet on whether it will be a majority or minority.
Counting the mail-in ballots doesn’t begin until Tuesday or Wednesday. The process gets underway Tuesday after the advance poll and election day ballots have been counted.
There are 338 electoral districts and Saskatchewan has 14 of them and Elections Canada says that over 27-million people are registered to vote. At dissolution, the Liberals held 155 seats in the House of Commons, while the Conservatives had 119, the Bloc Québécois 32, the New Democrats 24 and the Green Party two. Five seats are held by independents.
(PPC Leader, Maxime Bernier speaks to supporters in Saskatoon on election night)
