The election was called March 23 amid a trade war with the United States.
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 Pednault’s Greens, Yves-François Blanchet’s Bloc Quebecois and Maxime Bernier’s People’s Party of Canada.
The Comox Valley falls within two ridings: Courtenay-Alberni and North Island-Powell River.
Stay tuned to the Comox Valley Record website for up-to-the-minute election night stories from both ridings and beyond.