A advocating group broke its record last week, which is up to 132 for the Federal Battle River-Cruitut by-election in Alberta last week to cast the most candidates on electoral voting.
Election Canada said on Monday that 132 candidates sponsored by the longest ballot committee have been registered for the by -election, which features the federal conservative leader Pierre Polevere for one seat in Parliament.
The last record of the longest ballot committee of 91 candidates was broken last week When it reached 100,
The total number of candidates of all parties with independence was 138 till Monday afternoon. Candidates may continue to sign up for another week before the July 28 cutoff.
Since 2022, the longest ballot committee has helped do dozens of candidates in several competitions in Ontario, Quebec and Manitoba so that the cause can be noted. It wants a citizen’s assembly in charge of preparing a new electoral system, arguing that political parties are reluctant to make the government a more representative of diverse voters.
But critics say that democracy is being reduced by navigating the long, cumbersome and potentially huge list made of paper candidates mainly with the efforts of the committee.
Dillon Anderson, one of the 132 candidates signed by the longest ballot committee, said the target is a change.
“We need to work towards improvement in Canada,” Anderson said in an interview from his home in Ontario on Monday. “Politicians should not be in charge of their own election rules.”
He said that the volunteers along with the committee helped him collect signs in the ride and guarantee their candidature, and said that the group was gaining momentum. “It’s good. I think this Canadian people realize that their democracy needs to be changed.”
Conservative Demian Currak won the Battle River-Carupoot in the April general election, but stepped down to allow Pilevre to run last month. Poilievere lost his long -held Ottawa seat of Carlton in the April vote.
Polyre has criticized long ballot initiatives, suggesting that it reduces the spirit of democratic process.
Independent candidate Sarah has become controversial in the by -election in recent times with Spanier that he has stopped knocking on the door due to his death threats on subjects such as transgender rights.
Even on Monday, Mounts said in a news release that many candidates have received negative and in some cases, in some cases, Potentially threatening comment On social media platforms.
SGT. Jeremy Hole said that the messages that directed various candidates did not fulfill the threshold of criminality, but were related.
