Conversely, federal parties in Ottawa kept avoiding the 2020 election that many pundits thought was just around the corner. Voters want safety in alarming timesThe most obvious thread between Canada's elections was that voters rewarded governments they felt had managed the pandemic well. The separatist Buffalo Party put up some decent numbers in a few rural ridings in Saskatchewan, but nowhere did they seriously challenge the hegemony of the Saskatchewan Party. After winning their first individual seats federally and in provincial elections held between 2011 and 2015, the party won multiple seats in B.C. But the error was still inconsequential, as the polls suggested the Saskatchewan Party was on track for a big victory.

Source: CBC News December 27, 2020 09:00 UTC