The Seinfeld election: an election about nothing

In the most recent election, there was no galvanizing event or urgent question. There were no heady debates or policy discussions, and not even the prime minister could explain what this election was about.

Prime Minister Justin Trdeau, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Green Party Leader Annamie Paul, and Bloc Québécois Yves-François Blanchet. Professor Donald Wright writes that journalists, political scientists, and historians will be dissecting the 'election about nothing' in the coming days, months, and years.The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY DONALD WRIGHT

September 29, 2021

This election might be called the Seinfeld election, an election about nothing. There was no single issue, as there was in 1988 when free trade turned that election into a referendum. Nor was there a burning desire to vote the bums out, as there was in 1984, 1993, and 2015. Instead, it ju...

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