Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is running in a federal by-election in the Alberta riding of Battle River-Crowfoot. Advance voting begins on Friday, and he should win quite comfortably on Aug. 18.

What will columnists and political commentators be keeping an eye on? The Longest Ballot Committee ’s impact in the Battle River Crowfoot by-election, or lack thereof?

The Longest Ballot Committee has attempted to flood ballots in seven targeted federal ridings (and one Ontario riding) since 2019. This activist movement is critical of Canada’s first-past-the-post electoral system, and has signed up candidates to defend a single issue : why Canada should shift to a more fair and balanced political model of proportional representation.

Has this campaign worked? They claim it h

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