Should federal election day be a statutory holiday?
FEDERAL · CANADA
GOVERNMENT
OPENED AUG 8
Elections are held on workdays, and turnout is lowest among workers with the least schedule flexibility. A holiday would remove one barrier to voting; opponents note advance polls already run for days and question the cost.
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