The federal election has only one week left. The day after the record-breaking first day of early voting, the Liberal Party has released its complete budget-calculated platform. Real-time election polls also show that the Conservatives' support rate has achieved a "shocking reversal," breaking through 63%!

Source: CTV News

More than 2 million Canadians voted early

Set a historical record!

According to Elections Canada, nearly 2 million people went to polling stations on Friday, which was the first day of the four-day early voting period. Due to long queues, the electoral body said it would make corresponding adjustments in the coming days to cope with voter peaks.

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The total number of early voters in the 2021 federal election was 5.8 million, an increase of more than 18% over 2019. This year's early voting day coincides with the Easter long weekend and will continue until Monday (April 21), with the official voting day scheduled for April 28.

Divergent poll results! Real-time election monitoring:

Conservative Party support rate as high as 63%!

Since the start of the election campaign, various media outlets have been tracking polling data. The official polls by CTV News and The Globe and Mail conducted by Nanos Research showed that over three days of rolling surveys from April 16, 17, and 19, the national support rate for the Liberals was 43%, and for the Conservatives, 37%.

Source: CTV News

The polls by 338canada.com showed that as of April 20, the support rate for the Liberals was 43%, and for the Conservatives, 38%.

Source: 338canada.c

However, a real-time election poll on the Yahoo platform, which started on April 17, showed that over 70,000 people had already voted, with Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre's support rate reaching as high as 63%.

Source: yahoo.ca

In addition, in several constituencies where most Chinese people gather in the Greater Toronto Area, the competition between the Conservative and Liberal parties is fierce:

In the Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill constituency, the Conservatives have a 53% chance of winning:

Source: 338canada.ca

In the Markham—Unionville constituency, the Liberals have a 68% chance of winning. It is worth noting that the Conservative candidate (Michael Ma) and the Liberal candidate (Peter Yuen) representing this constituency are both Chinese candidates transferred from other constituencies.

Source: 338canada.

The Markham--Stouffville constituency is likely to be won by the Liberals.

Source: 338canada.ca

In the Richmond Hill South constituency, there is a Chinese candidate (Vincent Neil Ho) representing the Conservatives, and currently the predicted probability of the Liberals winning is 79%:

Polling firm Leger also pointed out that nearly half of young voters aged 18 to 34 may still change their minds before Election Day.

Early voting will continue until Monday, April 21, with daily voting hours from 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM. Voters can still vote at designated locations.

The Liberals release their platform:

$35.2 billion in one year, total spending over $100 billion in four years

Liberals leader Mark Carney (Mark Carney) unveiled his complete campaign commitments in Whitby, Ontario, a key constituency in the Greater Toronto Area.

Carney's platform emphasizes that the government must take the lead in guiding private investment in response to the global economic crisis triggered by U.S. President Trump's tariffs. The plan involves adding new expenditures of CAD 35.2 billion in the next year and a total investment of CAD 129 billion in four years.

Source: Global News

The new expenditures will mainly focus on defense, housing construction, and trade infrastructure such as ports and highways, promoting domestic development.

Carney stated, "The government must lead the way in driving domestic investment; the core of our party's platform is investment—in Canada itself, building our future."

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Carney also traveled through several constituencies in southern Ontario on the same day, including Newcastle and Peterborough. The latter is a key constituency that the Liberals are determined to win this time around. Current Conservative MP Michelle Ferreri won by a margin of thousands of votes in the 2021 election.

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre criticizes the Liberals for "burning money"!

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre campaigned in Richmond, BC on Saturday. He said that 95% of the party's platform has been released, and the full platform will be announced soon.

Poilievre harshly criticized the Liberal campaign platform as being "too expensive," stating that if the Liberals were re-elected for a fourth term, the cost of living for Canadians would only rise higher.

Source: CPAC

Currently, the election has entered a deadlock phase, and many Chinese netizens are also heatedly discussing it:

"The火爆 early voting and queueing craze are not because everyone suddenly has free time, but because too many people are fed up with 'the current situation.' Votes are not a game; they are silent voices saying, 'Enough, change someone.' Enough is enough!"

"Why is this election so closely contested? Chinese people should treat it rationally. It is worth noting that the voter structure has undergone unprecedented changes since this election. The ruling party will analyze the reasons for victory or defeat. To avoid being trapped in the current quagmire in the next ten or twenty years, we must fight for our next generation."

"People who vote for the Liberals do not consider the country's future; they just want to get more welfare! The Liberals have led Canada into a deep abyss; not voting for the Conservatives is asking for poverty and hard times!"

"Liberals leader Carney promised a balanced budget in three years, but now he proposes annual expenditures of more than CAD 30 billion. What does he plan to use to balance the budget—raising taxes or printing money?"

"Carney announced yesterday that they will print an additional CAD 130 billion. Inflation will be severe. A carton of eggs might cost CAD 100."

"I am curious—if, I repeat, if the Liberals come to power, how many people will leave Canada?"

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