Every vote matters

PolitiCoast Podcast

Elections BC is under scrutiny after announcing a missed ballot box and a number of ballots. Not enough to make a difference (as confirmed by the judicial recounts that concluded post-recording). A shakeup in the Premier’s Office. Fundraising shows the Conservatives overtook the NDP in Q3 fundraising.

Federally, Trudeau pivots to address a second Trump presidency and bans TikTok from employing Canadians.

Links

• Statement from the Chief Electoral Officer: Judicial Recount of One Ballot Box in Prince George-Mackenzie, Corrections to Results Reported at Final Count | Elections BC
• Premier pitches all-party election committee after ‘human error’ in B.C. vote count | Globalnews.ca
• Eby, Elections BC promise review after officials nearly left 1,000 ballots uncounted – The Globe and Mail
• Judicial recounts underway in tightly contested B.C. election ridings | CBC News
• Chief of staff to transition out of role, supporting new leadership transition
• Premier’s new cabinet will be sworn in Nov. 18
• 2024 Third Quarter Interim Financial Reports Available | Elections BC
• Prime Minister re-establishes the Cabinet Committee on Canada-U.S. Relations
• As PBO says NATO target plan is off, here’s why it matters to the military – National | Globalnews.ca
• The Fiscal Implications of Meeting the NATO Military Spending Target
• Government of Canada orders the wind up of TikTok Technology Canada, Inc. following a national security review under the Investment Canada Act
• Trudeau government bans TikTok from operating in Canada — but Canadians can still use it | CBC News
• List of 900 alleged Nazi war criminals won’t be released by Ottawa – The Globe and Mail
• Trump is back. It won’t help Trudeau. | Canada’s National Observer