For Jillian Lynn-Lawson, a constituent of the staunchly Conservative riding of Foothills in rural Alberta, voting is an exercise in futility. “When you live somewhere like this, voting becomes meaningless… any Conservative logo on a hay bale would win! I know our (Conservative) candidate John Barlow is going to win, and he’s good, so I’m good,” said the long-time resident of the area, who declined to be named. In the first week of the election campaign, both the NDP and the Liberals had not yet fielded a candidate in Foothills. Fournier’s polling numbers show that Lac-St. Louis is the safest Liberal seat in the country, safer than Justin Trudeau’s own Papineau seat.

Source: National Post September 27, 2019 23:48 UTC