Monday, October 21, 2019, Canadian voters once again have a decision to make.<\/p>\n
\nIrretrievably academic, I began research by looking up the rules for election dates. When I was a kid, I recall an election could be held up to five years after the previous one. In such a case, this election is coming a year early.<\/p>\n
Apparently, Canada now has a fixed election date: the third Monday of October, four years following the previous election year. I guess Harper’s Conservatives brought it about in 2007.<\/p>\n
Fixed election dates are rather American, if you ask me. No disrespect: I love the United States. I just think they should continue being American, while we should continue being Canadian:)\n<\/p>\n
I’m sure I’ll be posting more about the coming election, and about politics in general.<\/p>\n
Source:<\/p>\n
thecanadaguide.com<\/a><\/p>\n laws.justice.gc.ca<\/a><\/p>\n elections.ca<\/a><\/p>\n elections.ca<\/a><\/p>\n pdba.georgetown.edu<\/a><\/p>\nJack of Oracle Tutoring by Jack and Diane,<\/a> Campbell River, BC.\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Self-tutoring about the coming election here in Canada: the tutor begins…. Monday, October 21, 2019, Canadian voters once again have a decision to make. Irretrievably academic, I began research by looking up the rules for election dates. When I was …<\/p>\n