Methinks
to avoid the perception of giving incumbents an advantage CBC
would mention all the names on the ballot as they report of
the politicking within a riding during an election N'esy Pas?
Why isn't CBC News calling Justin Trudeau prime minister? Your Week 1 election questions
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David Raymond Amos Methinks
to avoid even the perception of giving incumbents an advantage CBC
would at least report all the names on the ballot as they report about
the politics within a riding during an election N'esy Pas?
David Raymond Amos Reply to @David Raymond Amos: Methinks somebody was not worth mentioning for some strange reason N'esy Pas?
David Raymond Amos Methinks
if the RCMP were to arrest Trudeau today they would still have to call
him Mr Prime Minister until at least polling day Hence CBC should too
N'esy Pas?
David Raymond Amos "Why isn't CBC News calling Justin Trudeau prime minister?"
Methinks they are becoming accustomed to the possibility of losing their
benefactor and trying not upset Harper 2.0 too much N'esy Pas?
Neil
Shalapata
Reply to @David Raymond Amos: The CBC does this this every election so, no.
Claude Marcotte
Reply to @David Raymond Amos: Methinks -
There was once a ruler named Harper
Whose decade was a complete disaster
When at the hands of the weak
Was handed defeat
Tried a repeat
With an anointed Scheep
So that he could rule forever after.
Gary Parks
Reply to @Claude Marcotte: wow, there should be mandatory IQ tests required before allowing a profile on this board
David Raymond Amos
Reply to @Neil
Shalapata: How many times have they even mentioned my name being on the
ballot in 6 elections thus far and soon to be 7???
David Raymond Amos
Reply to @Gary Parks: Methinks even the mindless have the right to their opinions N'esy Pas?
Don Cameron "avoid even the perception of giving incumbents an advantage."
If our national news network wants to avoid the perception of favouring
an incumbent, they should stop any further 'analyses' by Aaron Wherry.
He is currently flogging his Trudeau book and his articles reflect his over the top support of the current PM.
Please stop it.
David Raymond Amos
Reply to @Don Cameron: Methinks some folks rather enjoy his nonsense It certainly adds to the circus N'esy Pas?
David Raymond Amos Reply to @david mccaig: Methinks you are way off topic as usual N'esy Pas?
James Millican Why
don't you report that he is taking no questions from reporters? Why
don't you ask what he is hiding? Why don't you ask if he will stop
obstructing rcmp?
Carson Brook Reply to @James Millican:
because it's not accurate - bet that's upsetting, eh?
David Raymond Amos
Reply to @Carson Brook: Methinks desperate political pundits post desperate things N'esy Pas?
David Raymond Amos Reply
to @Alexander Graham: Methinks his poor attempts at acting wonderful
leads us to believe that he could not have been a very good drama
teacher as well N'esy Pas?
Albert Rising Why aren’t they calling him Prime Minister? I figured it was just because he’s so bad at it.
Alexander Graham
Reply to @Albert Rising: not bad for a drama teacher
Aaron Morris
Reply to @Alexander Graham:
Gerald Butts has been the prime minister for some time now.
Carson
Brook
Reply to @Albert Rising:
here - the pathetic public broadcaster - a clear smear all fake - and
it'posted unquestioned. no red box for the flagrantly biased
attackers? sad
David Raymond Amos
Reply to @Carson
Brook: It appears that your knickers are in quite a knot over a minor
joke. Methinks you should study what my liberal supporting political
opponents said of me within these comment sections for years N'esy Pas?
Will Woods
CBC isnt calling Trudeau PM because they are busy call Scheer evil.
David Raymond Amos
Reply
to @Will Woods: Methinks you should be fair CBC also published an
article today informing us of Harper 2.0's promise to save us taxes just
like politicians always do before polling day N'esy Pas?
"Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer promises tax cut to save average taxpayer hundreds of dollars"
Kim Luciano Member
when Prime Minister Harper would only take 5 questions and the media
was appolectic? Fast forward to Justin Trudeau and zero questions is
quite ok with them, they are delighted just to be invited along for the
ride! Be better.
David Mccaig
Reply to @Kim Luciano:
So now cons are calling Brian Mulroney and Stephen Harper "two Lions of Canada ". Just shows cons do have a sense of humor.
Kim Luciano
Reply to @david
mccaig: Jean Chretien and Paul Martin. They pulled our country back from
the brink and Canada no matter the rest will be eternally grateful.
David Raymond Amos
Reply to @Kim Luciano: Surely you jest
Why isn't CBC News calling Justin Trudeau prime minister? Your Week 1 election questions
With the contest underway, here are some of the main things you want to know
Yes,
Justin Trudeau is still prime minister. But in all CBC News election
stories, he's now called Liberal leader, and you wanted to know why.
It's one of the most common questions you had on Week 1 of the campaign. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press)
Now the campaign is officially underway, many are just starting to think about the weeks ahead and how to vote.
We've been fielding many questions about all aspects of the election, from parliamentary procedure to voting restrictions.
Each
week until election day, we'll be rounding up your questions and
answering the most common in articles like this. Here are some we got
during Week 1.
Why aren't you calling Justin Trudeau the prime minister?
You may have noticed CBC News referring to Justin Trudeau as Liberal leader. Yes, he's still prime minister. However, now that the election has been called, incumbents who are running for re-election are referred to by their party affiliation only. According to the CBC Language Guide, this is done to "avoid even the perception of giving incumbents an advantage."
There are exceptions, though. The political titles are allowed if it is a non-election story, where they are acting in their official role. Right here, though, it's Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau.
With Parliament dissolved, what happens if there's a national emergency?
With Parliament dissolved, it can't be recalled. Until the election ends and a new government is sworn in, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau and his cabinet ministers "hold full and complete authority," according to the Library of Parliament. They would be the ones dealing with any emergency.
If
that emergency requires spending money, they could do so through using
the Governor General's Special Warrants, which cover expenses"urgently required for the public good."Any decisions would be guided by existing rules.
The Liberals are encouraged to act with restraint,
though. An emergency is one thing, but they shouldn't be spending money
on policy or new appointments. There are no penalties if they do that,
but as the Library of Parliament warns, "the possibility of political
sanction in the form of a defeat at the polls would have to be taken into account."
Now that Parliament's been dissolved by the Governor General, it can't be recalled before the election on Oct. 21. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press)
I'm moving between now and the election. Where will I vote?
It depends where you consider your home riding to be.
If it's your new home (and you are on the voter list), you can update your address here — but you should do it soon. That way, your voter information card can be sent to your new address.
You can use it along with one other form of ID to vote. This is perhaps
the easiest way to vote if you just moved, as you likely won't have
time to update your address on any of your other IDs just yet; the
election is soon —on Oct. 21 — after all!
If you still consider your old address your home riding (but don't want to drive back), you can do it by mail — you can sign up to get a kit sent now. You can also go to any Elections Canada office and vote there.
How does a person in hospital vote?
You may actually be able to vote via mobile polling station in the hospital. Elections Canada plans to travel to 5,202 different places where seniors or people with disabilities live, including hospitals. In some cases, poll staffers will actually go room to room in hospitals with a ballot box.
Elections Canada suggests contacting your hospital to see if voting will be offered there. Thesame type of identification rules applyasif
you were to go to a regular polling station. There are several hospital
items you can use as one of your forms of identification though,
including hospital cards, hospital ID wristbands and labels from your
prescriptions. You can use one of these along with an additional ID from this list, which has your address.
If you can't leave your house or make it to a polling station, you can get your ballot kit sent to you in the mail — you can apply for it now.
In certain cases, an election officer may come to your house to let you vote. This is allowed if:
You can't read.
Your disability prevents you from using the mail ballot.
Your disability prevents you from getting to an Elections Canada office.
Elections Canada considers the home visit a last resort,
if all other options have been exhausted. If you meet the criteria, you
can contact your returning officer to request to vote at home.
Green
Party Leader Elizabeth May, right, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, centre,
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, second from left, and moderator Paul
Wells finish the Maclean's/Citytv National Leaders Debate in Toronto
during Week 1 of the campaign. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press)
How long has vouching been in place? How many people use it?
Vouching is being reinstated this election. It's
the practice of getting someone to vouch for your right to vote if you
don't have valid ID. That person must be able to prove their identity
and address.
It was offered as an option in past elections but was nixed as part of the Conservatives' Elections Act changes in 2014, so it wasn't available in the 2015 election. The Liberals made their own changes to the Elections Act last year, bringing back vouching.
In 2011, about 120,000 people used vouching in order to vote. That's around 0.8 per cent of all voters.
If I take my ballot and just hand it back, does it count as a protest vote?
We've been spotting — and correcting — some confusion on this. No, this would be considered a spoiled vote and wouldn't even be put in the ballot box. Elections Canada makes a note, but no numbers are released publicly.
If
you were to go into the election booth, vote for no one and then put
the ballot in the ballot box, that would be counted as a rejected ballot. The number of rejected ballots is included in Election Canada's final vote count; there were 120,515 rejectedin 2015. However, it can't be considered a protest vote because many
types of ballots are counted as rejected, including ones with no votes,
ones with multiple votes and ones that are improperly marked.
"There is no mechanism to track people who want to protest their vote," says Matthew McKenna, who works in media relations for Elections Canada.
In
Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario provincial elections, you
can actually decline your ballot, which gives a better indication of
those voting in protest. The option isn't available federally.
Have a question you don't see here? Send Haydn an email at haydn.watters@cbc.ca. He'll try to get you an answer — or include it in a future article.
Haydn
Watters is a roving reporter for Ontario, primarily serving the
province's local radio shows. He has worked for CBC News and CBC Radio
in Halifax, Yellowknife, Ottawa and Toronto, with stints at the politics
bureau and the entertainment unit. He also ran an experimental
one-person pop-up bureau for the CBC in Barrie, Ont.
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