{"id":58109,"date":"2021-06-02T07:42:55","date_gmt":"2021-06-02T12:42:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=58109"},"modified":"2021-06-02T07:42:55","modified_gmt":"2021-06-02T12:42:55","slug":"canada-suspend-elections-during-pandemics-trudeau-for-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=58109","title":{"rendered":"Canada \u2013 Suspend Elections During Pandemics = Trudeau for Life?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pageTitle blogTitle\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.armstrongeconomics.com\/international-news\/canada\/canada-suspend-elections-during-pandemics-trudeau-for-life\/\">Canada \u2013 Suspend Elections During Pandemics = Trudeau for Life?<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mainContent\">\n<div class=\"contentWrap\">\n<div class=\"theContent\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ourcommons.ca\/Members\/en\/votes\/43\/2\/118\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-132671 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.armstrongeconomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Canada-Election-6-1-2021-1024x663.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.armstrongeconomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Canada-Election-6-1-2021-1024x663.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.armstrongeconomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Canada-Election-6-1-2021-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/www.armstrongeconomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Canada-Election-6-1-2021-768x497.png 768w, https:\/\/www.armstrongeconomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Canada-Election-6-1-2021-600x388.png 600w, https:\/\/www.armstrongeconomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Canada-Election-6-1-2021.png 1219w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"663\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"fancybox image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.armstrongeconomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Trudeau-Schwab.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-131943 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.armstrongeconomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Trudeau-Schwab-1024x576.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.armstrongeconomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Trudeau-Schwab-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.armstrongeconomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Trudeau-Schwab-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.armstrongeconomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Trudeau-Schwab-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.armstrongeconomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Trudeau-Schwab-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.armstrongeconomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Trudeau-Schwab-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.armstrongeconomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Trudeau-Schwab.jpg 1800w\" alt=\"\" width=\"645\" height=\"363\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In Canada, there is a bill claiming it is unreasonable to ask people to put their lives in danger to vote during a pandemic. Thus, all elections should be suspended during a pandemic that never ends.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u201d\u00a0in the opinion of the House, holding an election during a pandemic would be irresponsible, and that it is the responsibility of the government to make every effort to ensure that voters are not called to the polls as long as this pandemic continues.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-video\">\n<div id=\"mep_0\" class=\"mejs-container mejs-container-keyboard-inactive wp-video-shortcode mejs-video\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"application\" aria-label=\"Video Player\">\n<div class=\"mejs-inner\">\n<div class=\"mejs-mediaelement\"><video id=\"video-132669-1_html5\" class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" src=\"https:\/\/www.armstrongeconomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Canada-Sarcasm.mp4?_=1\" preload=\"metadata\" width=\"636\" height=\"464\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/video><\/div>\n<div class=\"mejs-layers\">\n<div class=\"mejs-overlay mejs-layer mejs-overlay-play\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"articleCategoryTags\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canada \u2013 Suspend Elections During Pandemics = Trudeau for Life? &nbsp; In Canada, there is a bill claiming it is unreasonable to ask people to put their lives in danger to vote during a pandemic. 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