Bruce Chaulk, Newfoundland and Labrador’s chief electoral officer, has effectively dismantled and rebuilt the provincial vote several times over a matter of days
Polls to open in 22 districts on Saturday
A topical sea shanty
It s been an interesting and quite busy few days of election watch in Newfoundland and Labrador.
It s been so busy, in fact, that we had to park our daily run of the Election Notebook to focus on the pandemic response, as COVID-19 cases in the St. John s-metro area drastically spiked this week, throwing all plans out the window.
But with the spike in cases came some complications for the election, a two-pronged attack on the news cycle.
Staffing problems, related to the influx of new cases, began to surface from Elections NL returning offices in the metro area, while PC Leader Ches Crosbie and NDP Leader Alison Coffin were once again critical of Liberal Leader Andrew Furey s snap election call. Furey called the delay a welcomed pause.
Bruce Chaulk, chief electoral officer of Newfoundland and Labrador, says as of right now, the vote is still set for Saturday, with special measures in place to ensure people can vote safely.
A kinked bowel derailed his campaign. But Graydon Pelley says he s not finished with politics
The NL Alliance leader hasn t eaten solid food for nearly two weeks, but that hasn t diminished his appetite for Newfoundland and Labrador politics.
Social Sharing
Liberals plan Come Home Year
Ballot office fuss
Leader schedules for Thursday
The Progressive Conservatives and Liberals laid out duelling visions of a tourism strategy Wednesday, as the parties campaigned against the backdrop of Tuesday s attempted attack on local politicians.
PC Leader Ches Crosbie and Liberal Leader Andrew Furey both made tourism and travel announcements as part of their morning news conferences. The duelling plans, on their surface, shared some similar language.
While the Liberals promised to capitalize on that expanded global spotlight, the PCs called for a plan that would capitalize on the natural beauty of our province.
Welcome to Wednesday s Election Notebook, where CBC N.L. reporters read the fine print of political announcements so you don t have to.