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Independent & Free Press (Georgetown, ON), 9 September 2021, p. 19

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IB FEDERAL ELECTION WANT TO VOTE IN THE 2021 FEDERAL ELECTION? THE CRITERIA IS PRETTY SIMPLE: YOU MUST BE A CANADIAN CITIZEN 18 OR OLDER AND Voters across the coun- try will cast their ballots for the next federal gov- ernment on Sept. 20. The 44th Canadian Par- liament will be elected in late September when vot- ers go to the polls for the second time in less than two years following the October 2019 general elec- tion. Prime Minister Jus- tin Trudeau, the Liberal Party leader, asked new Gov. Gen. Mary Sim solve Parliament and be- gin the countdown to the next election. As of Aug. 15, the Liber- als held 155 seats, the Con- servatives held 119, the HAVE ID Bloc Québécois held 32, the New Democrats held 24 and the Greens held two. There were five Inde- pendent MPs and one seat was vacant. riteria for voting inthe 2021 fee 4 npn is pretty ter and vote i in y ‘Tederal election, you must bea Ca- nadian citizen aged 18 or older on election day and provide accepted proof of identity and address. identifica- tion includes a driver's li- cence or any other card is- sued by a Canadian gov- ernment with your name, photo and current ad- dress. she VOTE 2021 theifp.ca/vote2021 Voters can also show two pieces of ID; both must have your name and at least one must have your current address. rs who don't have identification can still cast a ballot, but they must declare their identi- ty and address in writing and have someone who knows you and who is as- signed to your polling sta- tion vouch for you. nections Canada pro- preliminary isto of electors from infor- mation in the National Register of Electors. Shortly after an election is called, Elections Cana- da will mail a voter infor- mation card to everyone on the list of electors with- DYo} aM mime) am celelmel=) IN A-1i(=33 uniil it’s As more and more and dependable last-mile delivery. consumers shop online, you'll need to be prepared for your business’ online order boom. The time is tight to sign up with Metroland Parcel Services for affordable, trustworthy metroland PARCEL SERVICES iKoxom (ej (=) Scan for more information Visit our website at metrolandparcelservices.ca in about three weeks. name and address on the card are correct, keep the card. It will show that you are registered to vote and will tell you when and where to vote. Ifthename sand address d are not cor- rect, call Elections Cana- da. You will find the phone number of the local Elec- tions Canada office on the back of the voter informa- tion card. Advance voting will be held Sept. 10 to 13; the ad. dress of that polling place will be included on the voter information card re- ceived { in the mail. adians may also vote in-person at their lo- cal Elections Canada of- fice any time before 6 p.m. (local time) on Sept. 14. Or, to vote by mail, par- ticipants must apply on- line at www.elections.ca or contact their local Elec- tions Canada office by Tuesday, Sept. 14 at 6 p.m. Ballots must be returned by election day. As well, Canadians may vote in person on Sept. 20 at various polling stations. That address will also be included on the voter information card. For those voting in-per- son, Elections Canada will take a variety of CO- VID-19 precautions, in cluding requiring thos¢ working at polling sia. tions to wear masks. There will also be hand SIH YOHEH - dil OUL | GL sanitizer stations, clear — physical distancing mark- ers and fherell ea be g one orker per desk 2 = boning 2 a ‘Plexiglas ‘barr. 2 ru | er. Voters will also be re- quired to wear a mask. Single-use pencils will be ,, available to mark a ballot & 8 or voters can bring their own pen or pencil. Voter turnout for the 2019 federal election was cent, when 18,350,359 of 27,373,058 eli- gible Canadians casta bal- 26 raquiedes + For more information on how to vote, visit www.elections.ca. SIGN UP FOR OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER AT THEIFP.CA i Cod ee) | Chong Conservatives will implement SECURE for GTA families. by recovering the 1 million jobs lost folVialaveMmaat-w oy-lalel-laal(omyZisallakelat-W\i-1-1 SECURE by enacting a new Anti-Corruption law to clean up the mess in Ottawa. SECURE Sd al colelo] amele]m@r-Tat-Cel-M\/(-aic-] Mal -s-1140) Action Plan. SECURE Lowel g-t-) 4] ate R- B14 e- 14-16 | (on-j Kelel ¢o)] (Mole (-1-a) df-1 o coxe [Vel -#-lalel ol0i(eliare maal-3 for-) oF Tel] WA Ko aar-|alUli-Yadel¢-MV/-lecel|a\—-- 1m ale) gal on SECURE by balancing the budget over the next decade. Conservative info@chong.ca 1-800-837-7075 www.chong.ca “= SECURE THEFUT RE

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