Indigenous, historically marginalized groups felt the brunt of election disenfranchisement, say advocates

The constant messaging about a supposedly pointless election may have also resulted in less voter engagement overall, suggest politicos.

Tania Cameron, the Indigenous Get Out the Vote co-ordinator for the NDP campaign, says efforts to rectify the situation in the Ontario riding of Kenora for First Nations communities were not successful. She's sent a five-page letter of complaint to Elections Canada. Photograph courtesy of Twitter, The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY ALICE CHEN

October 6, 2021

Although voter turnout overall wasn't as bad as some predicted, reduced polling stations in densely populated urban areas and remote Indigenous communities, along with the lack of voting opportunities on post-secondary campuses were substantial hits to the franchise of some marginalized groups in la...

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