Supporters irked as parties eschew competition amid tight deadline to fill candidate slots

The Conservative have the most candidates confirmed at 305, followed by the Liberals who have 290 candidates, the NDP with 211, and the Greens with 169. The Bloc nearly has a full slate at 76 candidates.

Party leaders are in a race against the clock to fill their slate of candidates in time for the Sept. 20 election. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

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BY NEIL MOSS

August 18, 2021

With parties rushing to fill their slate of candidates just over a month from the federal election, some grassroots supporters have been angered as candidates are being green lit without a competitive nomination fight. Tight deadlines have led to parties handpicking candidates, which one former MP ...

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