The Canada Post strike is wreaking havoc on municipal elections across the country. Officials in Quebec, Calgary, St. John’s and Yukon are scrambling to keep voters informed and ensure the integrity of their respective elections.

The most pressing issue in all affected parts of the country centres on voter notices. In Quebec, there are two, the first informing voters if they are registered to vote and the second telling them where their polling station is. Both are sent out, one after the other, in early October.

“We understand there is a strike,” Municipal Affairs Minister Geneviève Guilbault told the Montreal Gazette . “But voter participation in an election  —  no matter at which level of government  —  should be a … priority.”

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers declared a nati

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