What does success look like for NS NDP Leader Claudia Chender?| SaltWireOTTAWA — A group of election activists pushing for electoral reform plans to once again plump up the ballot for an upcoming federal byelection. Long considered a safe Liberal seat, elections in Toronto-St. Paul’s have attracted between four and five candidates since the 2000 federal election. Under current election rules, federal election candidates don’t have to live in the riding they’re running in, which opens the door for anybody in Canada to toss in their hat. Previous ballot-bloating campaigns by the Longest Ballot Committee have so far resulted in some comically large ballots. The ballot for the 2022 federal byelection in Mississauga-Lakeshore — a contest won by former Ontario Liberal MPP Charles Sousa — swelled to 40 candidates, with most running as independents.
