Election 2025: Campaign Roundup - Day 1

Welcome to Day 1 of Canada Minute’s 2025 Campaign Roundup!

With the 2025 Canadian federal election now finally underway, we'll be bringing you daily updates on all the policy proclamations, platform promises, and political point-scoring from the campaign trail.

Campaign Roundup - Day 1:

• The writs for the 2025 federal election were officially issued today, meaning the election campaign has officially begun. Canadians will go to the polls on April 28th.
  
  
• Advance voting for the election will take place from April 18th to 21st, from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm at assigned polling stations. Voters can also cast their ballots early at any Elections Canada office until April 22nd at 6:00 pm.
  
  
• Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre launched his campaign with sharp attacks on the Liberal record, pledging to cut taxes, make life more affordable, and tackle crime. He emphasized a “Canada First” message and reiterated his commitment to scrapping the carbon tax and boosting resource projects.
  
  
• Liberal Leader Mark Carney launched his election campaign, promising middle-class tax cuts and calling for national unity amid trade tensions with the US. Carney is running in the Nepean riding - after MP Chandra Arya had his nomination revoked.
  
  
• Prior to the writ drop, Liberal Leader Mark Carney pledged to eliminate the GST for first-time homebuyers on new and substantially renovated homes under $1 million. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre criticized the move, calling it a copy of his previous proposal and an election tactic. Carney has also promised to scrap the capital gains tax hike.
  
  
• Recent polling shows the NDP's support has dropped to its lowest level in decades. Estimates show it has fallen below 12%, putting the party at risk of losing three-quarters of its seats. The shift is partly attributed to Mark Carney’s leadership of the Liberals, which has drawn back voters who previously parked their support with the NDP.
  
  
• Green Party co-leaders Elizabeth May and Jonathan Pedneault are aiming to win more seats this election, despite the party’s struggles in recent years. May returned to the party’s leadership in 2022, but Pedneault will represent the Greens in federal leaders’ debates. With only two MPs in the House, the party faces an uphill battle but hopes strong candidates and public concern for environmental issues will boost its fortunes.