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CANADA VOTES: It’s Election Day in Vernon-Lake Country-Monashee

The election was called March 23 amid a trade war with the United States
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A lineup out the door could be seen at the polling station at Vernon's Schubert Centre around 2 p.m. on the first day of advance polling Friday, April 18, 2025.

A new federal government is expected to be named Monday night, as Canada’s 2025 snap election gets underway. 

The main parties vying for the 343 seats in the House of Commons are Mark Carney’s Liberals, Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives, Jagmeet Singh’s New Democrats, Elizabeth May and Jonathan Pedneault’s Greens, Yves-François Blanchet’s Bloc Quebecois and Maxime Bernier’s People’s Party of Canada. 

Polls are open in British Columbia from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. PST.

Where you can vote:

To find out your local poll location, visit the Elections Canada website and type in your street address. Alternatively, Canadians can look at their voter registration card. Voters can only visit their specified polling location. 

Who is running in Vernon-Lake Country-Monashee?

Scott Anderson, Conservative

Leah Main, NDP

Blair Visscher, Green

Anna Warwick Sears, Liberal

For Elections Canada’s FAQ page for questions like what kind of identification to bring, click here.  

Check out our website for full coverage of the results once polls close. 

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