Canada, we’re going into a hell of an election year in 2025. Ontario is looking down the barrel at an early provincial election which Premier Ford is set to call on Wednesday, January 28 with Ontarians heading to the polls on February 27, much to the chagrin of most.
Federally, the Liberals are in the midst of selecting their new leader who will automatically become our new Prime Minister before the expected Federal election this fall. Based on media sway and a social media movement to encourage registering as Liberal to vote in the leadership race, we expect Mark Carney to win with former Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, who started this whole snowball, trailing in a distant second.
This will be the only vote where Canadians will be voting directly to choose our next Prime Minister – who will be the one going up against Trump and those impending tariffs. (Note: Canadians vote federally and provincially for who we want to represent us in their respective parliament, not the leader of the party – that’s a municipal thing where we vote for the Mayor of our city.)
We don’t know about you but we are already exhausting trying to keep up with the devastating headlines internationally, nevermind focusing on our own soil. We’re especially tired of the Conservative campaign running on YouTube but that has us thinking: are you annoyed at the right level of government?
Do you know how the election process works in Canada? We ask because apparently people skipped or deliberately forget their civics classes. So while we’re not going to tell you who to vote for, we’re going to tell you who manages what so you can be mad at the right level of government – and the right person.
While our resources are not a complete guide to each level of government and its responsibilities to its citizens, you can find out more information at Government of Canada, Canada’s Premiers, The Canada Guide, and The Canadian Encyclopedia.
