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This Month's Political Updates

Voters across Canada cast their ballots in the Oct 21 Federal Election. So what happened?

• Liberals: 157 seats (with 33.1 per cent of the popular vote)

• Conservatives: 121 seats (34.4 per cent of the popular vote)

• Bloc Québécois: 32 seats ( 7.7 per cent of the popular vote)

• NDP: 24 seats (15.9 per cent of the popular vote)

• Green: Three seats (6.5 per cent of the popular vote)

• Independent: One seat (0.4 per cent of the popular vote)

• People's Party: No seats (1.6 per cent of the popular vote)

Liberals: 

• Winning 156 seats across Canada, the Liberal Party of Canada fell short of the 170 needed for a majority government. We can expect more influence from other parties on House of Commons legislature in the new government. 

• The Liberals were largely shut out in Canada’s prairie provinces. With no liberal seats in Alberta or Saskatchewan. Read more here.

Conservatives:

• CPC won 122 seats on election day, in addition to the majority of the popular vote.

New Democratic Party:

• Jagmeet Singh saw a rise in popularity, especially among young voters, in the weeks and days leading up to the vote. However, it was not enough for the party to make any significant headway in parliament as they lost 14 seats compared to 2015. 

• Jagmeet Singh will continue on as leader of the party despite a result that he is ‘not satisfied’ with. 

Green Party:

• The Green Party came out with 3 seats.

• They received over 1 million votes, which is the best election result the party has seen. However, they did not achieve the breakthrough on the west coast that some polls had predicted. 

Bloc Quebecois:

• The Bloc had an outstanding performance on election night. Despite receiving less votes overall than the NDP, they won twice as many seats.

• Winning 32 of Quebec’s 78 ridings, they far surpassed the 12 needed for official party status.

•  Bloc leader Yves Francois-Blanchet said his party will use their seats to advance Quebec’s interests in parliament. 

People’s Party:

• The PPC failed to win any seats in parliament.

Independent:

• Jody Wilson-Raybould won her riding of Vancouver Granville as an independent candidate. Her priorities as an MP are listed here.

Keep Fighting for the Climate Post-Election!

 Climate change does not go away after the election.

Here are some ways to continue making your voice heard:

• Write letters to your Premier, MP, or mayor. It can be as simple as “I believe climate change is an important issue and something that [insert community/province] must fight to reverse” - or you can go further, and indicate which restrictions are not strict enough and how they could be amended. Every voice helps! Inform yourself with the science via our website!

• Attend climate events. There will be another worldwide climate strike on November 29th. And different events pop up in different venues across Canada all the time! Check around your area for climate advocacy events near you. 

• Stay informed! Stay up to date by reading our resources, and keep an eye out for new scientific or policy reports on the status of the environment. Some important ones from this fall:

  • International Energy Agency: Renewables 2019

  • World Meteorological Organization: The Global Climate 2015-2019

  • International Monetary Fund: Financial Monitor - How to Mitigate Climate Change 

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