Federal Election
The following links are provided for your learning purpose. CES is not associated with these sites and is not responsible for the content therein.
This section provides resources to information related to the federal elections.
- Voter Basics
- The Canadian Government and Parliament
- Political Parties and Their Platforms
- Discussion and Forecast
- Media Coverage
- Youth Votes
Also check our General Info page for other political resources.
Voter Basics
Elections Canada
Find out which electoral district you belong to. Knowing your electoral district allows you not only to determine where you will vote, but also provides you the base to learn more about the current MP of your district and the election candidates in this district.
The Canadian Government and Parliament
Government of Canada
The Canadian government site has a wealth of information about the government structure and policies, important if you want to know what the current government is doing.
Canada’s Parliament
What better place to learn more about the parliament than its own website. And, as we all know, the federal election is about selecting the Members of Parliament. Enough said.
Political Parties and Their Platforms
Liberal Party of Canada
Find out the Liberal platform here.
The Conservative Party of Canada
The Conservatives are the current governing party. Find out the Conservative platform here.
Canada’s New Democratic Party
Find out the NDP platform here.
Green Party of Canada
Find out the Green Party platform here.
Discussions and Forecast
Maple Leaf Web
The Maple Leaf Web has an online forum for political discussions. You can discuss Federeal Politics here.
BlogsCanada – E-Group Election Blog
This is a special e-group under BlogsCanada that discusses the election. Lots of interesting submissions on various topics related to the election.
Canada Federal Election 2010
A very comprehensive site that covers the federal election, including information from previous elections, polls, survey, etc.
Democratic Space
This blog has forecast about the election result.
UBC’s Election Stock Market
You can trade stocks based on election forecast.
Media Coverage
CBC: Canada Votes
CTV: Election 2008
CTV: Election 2006
NetPrimeMinister
A website created by UBC School of Journalism to follow the continual online conversation about the election through various social media such blogs and Twitter.
Youth Votes
Student Vote
Student Vote aims to provide Canadian students with an opportunity to actively participate in a non-partisan parallel election experience, during an official election period.
