In a speech immediately after the results were announced, Coffin said the chaotic election, which was shifted to mail-in ballots because of a COVID-19 outbreak, provided a “resounding lesson” in democracy.
The province is facing staggering financial challenges, though they largely took a back seat to the drama of a spiralling election that was upended by COVID-19. Crosbie, on the other hand, was unabashed about bringing up the province’s proximity to bankruptcy. During a televised leaders debate on Feb. 3, Furey accused Crosbie of being defeatist by even using the term, and said the Tory leader was “campaigning to be the last premier of Newfoundland and Labrador.”
The next night, public health officials put the province in lockdown, and Chaulk called off voting in the rest of the province. Ballots would instead be cast by mail, he said, and voters had to request them from Elections NL. Amanda Bittner, a political science professor at Memorial University in St. John’s, said the election was remarkable for uniting the Progressive Conservatives and NDP — they both agreed the vote was a mess. The prolonged campaign, which is now one of the longest in modern Canadian history, could have been an opportunity to get more people engaged, she said, pointing to the 78-day federal election in 2015 that saw a jump in voter turnout.
Have to say dont agree with how the election was run it should have been postponed
49% of the electors did not vote.
“Justin Trudeau appoints the Premier” is how the headline should have been printed. There is no left or right anymore.
Who would want to be re elected that way The system is corrupt.
Interesting: Only two Townie ridings, very close to the Liberal centre of the universe at the Confederation Building, turned Liberal instead of Conservative to produce the precarious Furey majority. What role did ballot harvesting play in that?
This so called win, needs to be challenged in the courts. Did those in Newfoundland and Labrador get to vote fairly? Were their voices heard? Typical Liberal crap. If you want to lead during these trying times have the balls to lead. Not call a BS election to better yourself.
Liberals are in trouble...how sweet it is..the times are a changin....
How is that a “slim” majority?