Canada election race tightens but Liberals still ahead in final week: poll 加拿大大选竞争激烈 但自由党在最后一周仍领先：民意调查
Written by Sean Boynton - Global News - April 21, 2025
作者：Sean Boynton - 全球新闻 - 2025 年 4 月 21 日
The race to form Canada’s next government is now tighter than ever as the federal election campaign enters its final week, a new poll suggests.
The latest Ipsos poll conducted exclusively for Global News found the Liberals are still in the lead, but are now just three points ahead of the Conservatives, who continue to gain momentum in the home stretch.
The results of the poll, conducted after last week’s televised leaders’ debates, show 41 per cent of surveyed Canadians would vote for the Liberals, down one point from last week, while 38 per cent said they would choose the Conservatives, who gained two points.
The New Democrats earned 12 per cent support, up one point from last week, while the Bloc Quebecois went down one point to five per cent nationally, or 25 per cent support in Quebec. The Green Party and the People’s Party of Canada each earned two per cent support.
The three-point gap between the two leading parties is within the poll’s 3.8 per cent margin of error, and the smallest since the campaign began last month.
Although just over half of voters surveyed by Ipsos said they would prefer a majority government, versus 20 per cent who want a minority, “a tightening race reduces the odds of a majority-government outcome,” the pollster said.
The Liberals had been enjoying a 12-point lead just over two weeks ago, a remarkable turnaround for a party that had been languishing in the polls behind the Tories for years under former prime minister Justin Trudeau.
The election of Mark Carney as Trudeau’s successor has boosted the Liberals’ fortunes, particularly in the face of U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats against Canada’s economy and sovereignty — an issue voters overwhelmingly see the Liberals as the best party to handle, Ipsos polling shows.
The Conservatives have been gaining ground in recent weeks, however, as they seek to highlight affordability, housing and the economy.
“At the present time, the Trump issue is kind of drifting out of focus and we’re moving back more to domestic issues, and particularly the issue of personal affordability,” said Darrell Bricker, CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs. “That’s an advantage for the Conservatives.”
Trump has eased off on his public rhetoric against Canada since his phone conversation last month with Carney, who is serving as prime minister in a caretaker capacity while running as Liberal leader in the campaign.
The White House said last week that Trump still believes Canada should become part of the United States.
Carney continues to lead Poilievre as Canadians’ choice for prime minister, but their shares of support — 41 per cent for Carney, versus 36 per cent for Poilievre — have not changed from last week.
Voters are somewhat split on the question of who benefited most from the two leaders’ debates last week, according to the Ipsos poll, which found 57 per cent of Canadians had either watched or heard about the events.
Around one-third of those Canadians each said both Carney and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre won the English-language debate, with Carney slightly ahead at 33 per cent versus 30 per cent for Poilievre.
Another 24 per cent said Poilievre came out on top in the French-language debate, compared to 18 per cent who chose Carney as the winner. Twelve per cent said Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-François Blanchet won that debate.
Between two and three per cent said NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh won either debate. One-third of voters surveyed said Singh performed worse than expected, and just 10 per cent said he exceeded expectations. Voters were more evenly split on whether Poilievre and Carney were above or below expectations.
Despite the Conservatives’ steady climb in the polls, Ipsos found that among those who watched or heard the debates, 45 per cent believe the Liberals are seeing the most momentum and popularity gains over the past couple of weeks, while 29 per cent said the Tories are gaining.
Ipsos said the number for the Conservatives “suggests an emerging underdog effect.”
Carney seen as best leader but Poilievre gaining
Among voters polled by Ipsos, Carney still outperforms all other party leaders on positive attributes.
He’s seen as the best leader to manage tough economic times, represent Canada on the world stage, and stand up to Trump — outperforming Poilievre by double digits on those and other areas.
However, even on other attributes where Carney leads, his support has slipped over the past two weeks.
The share of Canadians who say he’s trustworthy, for example, has dropped five points to 27 per cent. So has the number of people who believe Carney will keep his election promises, which at 25 per cent is tied with Poilievre.
The Conservative leader, meanwhile, is now seen as the leader who will fight for the middle class, gaining one point to 28 per cent, while Carney’s support on that question has fallen seven points to 24 per cent.
Poilievre has also gained a point on whether he will spend taxpayers’ money wisely, but his 28 per cent is still behind 32 per cent for Carney. “Mr. Carney leads on most things related to the economy, but they’re big things (like) how is the economy performing overall,” Bricker said. “But when it comes down to the basics, like what are the ‘kitchen table’ economics really, that’s where interestingly enough the Conservatives have an advantage and Mr. Poilievre has an advantage, and we’ve seen that consistently throughout the campaign. “What’s happened, though, is that issue which was really big a couple months ago … has now started to emerge again.” Poilievre still leads Carney by double–digits on negative attributes like being seen as having a hidden agenda, as someone who will anything to get elected, and as someone who is in over the head. Voters remain split over whether the Liberals deserve re-election (46 per cent, up two points from last week) or if it’s time for another party to take over (54 per cent, down two points). Half of Canadians surveyed said they approve of the current government’s performance. Regionally, the Conservatives are narrowly leading the Liberals in British Columbia, 44 per cent to 43 per cent, in addition to the party’s stronger leads in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. The Liberals are leading in all other regions, including Quebec, where the Bloc Quebecois is outperforming the Conservatives, 25 per cent to 22 per cent. “At the moment, it’s pretty hard to say whether it would be a majority or minority (government), given the distribution of the votes,” Bricker said.
一项新的民意调查显示，随着联邦选举活动进入最后一周，加拿大下届政府的组建竞争比以往任何时候都更加激烈。 益普索（Ipsos）为《环球新闻》（Global News）独家进行的最新民意调查显示，自由党仍然领先，但目前仅领先保守党3个百分点，而保守党在最后冲刺阶段势头强劲。 这项民意调查是在上周电视直播的领导人辩论后进行的，结果显示，41%的受访加拿大人会投票给自由党，比上周下降了一个百分点；38%的受访加拿大人表示会选择保守党，保守党的支持率上升了两个百分点。 新民主党获得12%的支持率，比上周上升了一个百分点；魁北克政团的支持率下降了一个百分点，全国支持率为5%，在魁北克省的支持率为25%。绿党和加拿大人民党的支持率均为2%。 两大政党之间3个百分点的差距在民调3.8%的误差范围内，也是自上个月竞选活动开始以来的最小差距。 尽管益普索（Ipsos）调查的选民中，略超过一半表示倾向于多数党政府，而20%的选民希望组成少数党政府，但“竞争加剧降低了组成多数党政府的可能性，”该民调机构表示。 就在两周多前，自由党还保持着12个百分点的领先优势，这对于一个在前总理贾斯汀·特鲁多领导下多年来在民调中落后于保守党的政党来说，是一个显著的转变。 马克·卡尼当选特鲁多的继任者，提振了自由党的命运，尤其是在美国总统唐纳德·特朗普威胁加拿大经济和主权的情况下——益普索的民调显示，绝大多数选民认为自由党是最能处理这个问题的政党。 然而，最近几周，保守党的支持率有所上升，因为他们试图强调可负担性、住房和经济问题。 益普索公共事务首席执行官达雷尔·布里克表示：“目前，特朗普问题有点偏离了焦点，我们正更多地转向国内问题，尤其是个人负担能力问题。这对保守党来说是一个优势。” 自上个月与卡尼通话以来，特朗普已不再公开发表针对加拿大的言论。卡尼目前以看守身份担任加拿大总理，同时在竞选中担任自由党领袖。 白宫上周表示，特朗普仍然认为加拿大应该成为美国的一部分。 卡尼在加拿大人心目中的总理人选仍然领先于波利耶夫，但他们的支持率——卡尼为41%，波利耶夫为36%——与上周相比没有变化。 益普索（Ipsos）民意调查显示，57%的加拿大人观看或听取了上周两位领导人辩论的报道，选民们对谁从中获益最多的看法存在分歧。 约三分之一的加拿大人表示，卡尼和保守党领袖皮埃尔·波利耶夫（Pierre Poilievre）都赢得了英语辩论，卡尼略胜一筹，支持率为33%，波利耶夫的支持率为30%。 另有24%的受访者表示，波利耶夫在法语辩论中胜出，而选择卡尼获胜的只有18%。12%的受访者表示，魁北克政团领袖伊夫-弗朗索瓦·布兰切特（Yves-François Blanchet）赢得了这场辩论。 2%至3%的受访者表示，新民主党领袖贾格米特·辛格（Jagmeet Singh）赢得了其中两场辩论。三分之一的受访选民表示，辛格的表现低于预期，只有10%的受访者表示，他的表现超出预期。选民对波利耶夫和卡尼的支持率是高于预期还是低于预期的看法分歧更大。 尽管保守党在民调中稳步攀升，但益普索调查发现，在观看或收听辩论的受访者中，45%的人认为自由党在过去几周势头强劲，支持率也节节攀升，而29%的人则认为保守党的支持率正在上升。 益普索表示，保守党的支持率“表明一种正在显现的弱势效应”。 卡尼被视为最佳领导人，但波利耶夫的支持率正在上升 在益普索调查的选民中，卡尼在积极特质方面仍然优于所有其他政党领导人。 他被认为是应对艰难经济时期、在世界舞台上代表加拿大以及敢于对抗特朗普的最佳领导人——在这些方面以及其他方面，他都比波利耶夫高出两位数。 然而，即使在卡尼领先的其他特质上，他的支持率在过去两周也有所下降。 例如，认为卡尼值得信赖的加拿大人比例下降了5个百分点，降至27%。相信卡尼会兑现竞选承诺的人数也下降了，为25%，与普瓦列夫持平。 与此同时，这位保守党领袖现在被视为将为中产阶级而战的领导人，支持率上升了1个百分点，达到28%，而卡尼在这个问题上的支持率下降了7个百分点，降至24%。
在是否会明智地使用纳税人的钱这个问题上，普利耶夫的支持率也上升了一个百分点，但他的28%的支持率仍然落后于卡尼的32%。 “卡尼先生在大多数与经济相关的问题上都领先，但这些是一些大问题（比如）整体经济表现如何，”布里克说道。 “但有趣的是，当谈到一些基本问题，比如‘厨房餐桌’经济学到底是什么时，保守党和普利耶夫先生的优势就体现出来了，我们在整个竞选过程中都看到了这一点。” “然而，几个月前那个非常大的问题……现在又开始浮现了。” 普瓦利耶夫尔在负面评价方面仍然领先卡尼两位数，例如被视为有不可告人的目的、为了当选不择手段以及不自量力。 选民们对自由党是否值得连任（46%，比上周上升两个百分点）或是否应该由其他政党接任（54%，下降两个百分点）的看法仍然存在分歧。接受调查的加拿大人中有一半表示他们认可现任政府的表现。 在地区层面，保守党在不列颠哥伦比亚省以44%对43%的微弱优势领先于自由党，此外，该党在阿尔伯塔省、萨斯喀彻温省和曼尼托巴省也保持着强劲的领先优势。 自由党在所有其他地区都处于领先地位，包括魁北克省，魁北克政团的表现优于保守党，魁北克政团的支持率为25%，保守党的支持率为22%。 “目前，很难说最终会是多数还是少数。” （考虑到选票的分布情况），”布里克说。
Poilievre has also gained a point on whether he will spend taxpayers’ money wisely, but his 28 per cent is still behind 32 per cent for Carney. “Mr. Carney leads on most things related to the economy, but they’re big things (like) how is the economy performing overall,” Bricker said. “But when it comes down to the basics, like what are the ‘kitchen table’ economics really, that’s where interestingly enough the Conservatives have an advantage and Mr. Poilievre has an advantage, and we’ve seen that consistently throughout the campaign. “What’s happened, though, is that issue which was really big a couple months ago … has now started to emerge again.” Poilievre still leads Carney by double–digits on negative attributes like being seen as having a hidden agenda, as someone who will anything to get elected, and as someone who is in over the head. Voters remain split over whether the Liberals deserve re-election (46 per cent, up two points from last week) or if it’s time for another party to take over (54 per cent, down two points). Half of Canadians surveyed said they approve of the current government’s performance. Regionally, the Conservatives are narrowly leading the Liberals in British Columbia, 44 per cent to 43 per cent, in addition to the party’s stronger leads in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. The Liberals are leading in all other regions, including Quebec, where the Bloc Quebecois is outperforming the Conservatives, 25 per cent to 22 per cent. “At the moment, it’s pretty hard to say whether it would be a majority or minority (government), given the distribution of the votes,” Bricker said.
一项新的民意调查显示，随着联邦选举活动进入最后一周，加拿大下届政府的组建竞争比以往任何时候都更加激烈。 益普索（Ipsos）为《环球新闻》（Global News）独家进行的最新民意调查显示，自由党仍然领先，但目前仅领先保守党3个百分点，而保守党在最后冲刺阶段势头强劲。 这项民意调查是在上周电视直播的领导人辩论后进行的，结果显示，41%的受访加拿大人会投票给自由党，比上周下降了一个百分点；38%的受访加拿大人表示会选择保守党，保守党的支持率上升了两个百分点。 新民主党获得12%的支持率，比上周上升了一个百分点；魁北克政团的支持率下降了一个百分点，全国支持率为5%，在魁北克省的支持率为25%。绿党和加拿大人民党的支持率均为2%。 两大政党之间3个百分点的差距在民调3.8%的误差范围内，也是自上个月竞选活动开始以来的最小差距。 尽管益普索（Ipsos）调查的选民中，略超过一半表示倾向于多数党政府，而20%的选民希望组成少数党政府，但“竞争加剧降低了组成多数党政府的可能性，”该民调机构表示。 就在两周多前，自由党还保持着12个百分点的领先优势，这对于一个在前总理贾斯汀·特鲁多领导下多年来在民调中落后于保守党的政党来说，是一个显著的转变。 马克·卡尼当选特鲁多的继任者，提振了自由党的命运，尤其是在美国总统唐纳德·特朗普威胁加拿大经济和主权的情况下——益普索的民调显示，绝大多数选民认为自由党是最能处理这个问题的政党。 然而，最近几周，保守党的支持率有所上升，因为他们试图强调可负担性、住房和经济问题。 益普索公共事务首席执行官达雷尔·布里克表示：“目前，特朗普问题有点偏离了焦点，我们正更多地转向国内问题，尤其是个人负担能力问题。这对保守党来说是一个优势。” 自上个月与卡尼通话以来，特朗普已不再公开发表针对加拿大的言论。卡尼目前以看守身份担任加拿大总理，同时在竞选中担任自由党领袖。 白宫上周表示，特朗普仍然认为加拿大应该成为美国的一部分。 卡尼在加拿大人心目中的总理人选仍然领先于波利耶夫，但他们的支持率——卡尼为41%，波利耶夫为36%——与上周相比没有变化。 益普索（Ipsos）民意调查显示，57%的加拿大人观看或听取了上周两位领导人辩论的报道，选民们对谁从中获益最多的看法存在分歧。 约三分之一的加拿大人表示，卡尼和保守党领袖皮埃尔·波利耶夫（Pierre Poilievre）都赢得了英语辩论，卡尼略胜一筹，支持率为33%，波利耶夫的支持率为30%。 另有24%的受访者表示，波利耶夫在法语辩论中胜出，而选择卡尼获胜的只有18%。12%的受访者表示，魁北克政团领袖伊夫-弗朗索瓦·布兰切特（Yves-François Blanchet）赢得了这场辩论。 2%至3%的受访者表示，新民主党领袖贾格米特·辛格（Jagmeet Singh）赢得了其中两场辩论。三分之一的受访选民表示，辛格的表现低于预期，只有10%的受访者表示，他的表现超出预期。选民对波利耶夫和卡尼的支持率是高于预期还是低于预期的看法分歧更大。 尽管保守党在民调中稳步攀升，但益普索调查发现，在观看或收听辩论的受访者中，45%的人认为自由党在过去几周势头强劲，支持率也节节攀升，而29%的人则认为保守党的支持率正在上升。 益普索表示，保守党的支持率“表明一种正在显现的弱势效应”。 卡尼被视为最佳领导人，但波利耶夫的支持率正在上升 在益普索调查的选民中，卡尼在积极特质方面仍然优于所有其他政党领导人。 他被认为是应对艰难经济时期、在世界舞台上代表加拿大以及敢于对抗特朗普的最佳领导人——在这些方面以及其他方面，他都比波利耶夫高出两位数。 然而，即使在卡尼领先的其他特质上，他的支持率在过去两周也有所下降。 例如，认为卡尼值得信赖的加拿大人比例下降了5个百分点，降至27%。相信卡尼会兑现竞选承诺的人数也下降了，为25%，与普瓦列夫持平。 与此同时，这位保守党领袖现在被视为将为中产阶级而战的领导人，支持率上升了1个百分点，达到28%，而卡尼在这个问题上的支持率下降了7个百分点，降至24%。
在是否会明智地使用纳税人的钱这个问题上，普利耶夫的支持率也上升了一个百分点，但他的28%的支持率仍然落后于卡尼的32%。 “卡尼先生在大多数与经济相关的问题上都领先，但这些是一些大问题（比如）整体经济表现如何，”布里克说道。 “但有趣的是，当谈到一些基本问题，比如‘厨房餐桌’经济学到底是什么时，保守党和普利耶夫先生的优势就体现出来了，我们在整个竞选过程中都看到了这一点。” “然而，几个月前那个非常大的问题……现在又开始浮现了。” 普瓦利耶夫尔在负面评价方面仍然领先卡尼两位数，例如被视为有不可告人的目的、为了当选不择手段以及不自量力。 选民们对自由党是否值得连任（46%，比上周上升两个百分点）或是否应该由其他政党接任（54%，下降两个百分点）的看法仍然存在分歧。接受调查的加拿大人中有一半表示他们认可现任政府的表现。 在地区层面，保守党在不列颠哥伦比亚省以44%对43%的微弱优势领先于自由党，此外，该党在阿尔伯塔省、萨斯喀彻温省和曼尼托巴省也保持着强劲的领先优势。 自由党在所有其他地区都处于领先地位，包括魁北克省，魁北克政团的表现优于保守党，魁北克政团的支持率为25%，保守党的支持率为22%。 “目前，很难说最终会是多数还是少数。” （考虑到选票的分布情况），”布里克说。
Elections Canada worker in GTA removed following allegations of voter interference
加拿大选举局工作人员因涉嫌干预选民选举而被解雇
Written by Sarah Petz - CBC News - April 21, 2025
作者：Sarah Petz - 全球新闻 - 2025 年 4 月 21 日
Elections Canada says one of its employees will no longer be working at any polling stations while it investigates allegations they were attempting to influence voters to cast their ballot for the Conservatives at an advanced polling station in Vaughan, Ont. last weekend.
The body that oversees federal elections also confirmed it is looking into a similar incident at another Greater Toronto Area riding involving a campaign worker who was allegedly supporting the Liberals.
The Vaughan incident was made public by the campaign team for King-Vaughan Liberal candidate Mubarak Ahmed.
Nadeem Mahmoud, the spokesperson for Ahmed's campaign, said multiple people reached out to their office, saying a woman wearing an Elections Canada badge was approaching people lined up to vote at the Teston Village Public School in Vaughan, and encouraging them to vote Conservative in the federal election.
The woman was speaking to people in English but also in Urdu, Mahmoud said.
"This is something which is not supposed to happen. It's a breach of protocol," he said.
"It's like a breach of public trust. People walk in to vote at a certain location. They want to be free to vote whichever way they want to."
Two people CBC News spoke with who were voting at the polling station last Friday said they witnessed a woman with an Elections Canada badge speaking with people in Urdu and making comments that she voted for "blue," the colour commonly associated with the Conservative Party of Canada.
The Liberal campaign team in King-Vaughan sent a letter to Elections Canada on Saturday about the incident.
In it, they called for a formal investigation, retraining of poll workers and for Elections Canada to "remove and discipline" any individuals who violated the agency's code of conduct or guidelines regarding political neutrality.
A spokesperson for Elections Canada said in an email statement the worker "will not be present" at any Elections Canada polling stations as it investigates.
"We take all allegations of that nature extremely seriously. Protecting the integrity of the voting process is our priority," said Diane Benson.
Benson said Elections Canada has also referred the incident to the Commissioner of Canada Elections, which is the office responsible for ensuring compliance with the Canada Elections Act and investigating potential breaches.
A spokesperson for the Commissioner of Canada Elections said they were aware of the issue but couldn't comment further.
A Conservative Party of Canada campaign spokesperson said they had "no knowledge of nor involvement in any such an event."
"It's obviously crucial that Elections Canada employees be impartial," the spokesperson said in an email.
The Conservatives also said they reported a similar incident to Elections Canada, where they said one of the agency's employees in Milton East–Halton Hills South was encouraging people to vote Liberal at a polling station.
An Elections Canada spokesperson said it is aware of this situation as well and have referred it to the Commissioner of Canada Elections.
"Measures have been put in place by the returning officer to ensure election workers continue to remain non-partisan," the spokesperson said in an email on Monday.
NDP campaign spokesperson Anne McGrath said the party has full confidence in Elections Canada and its mandate to ensure the integrity of the democratic process.
"It's essential that all voters can cast their ballot free from interference, and any concerns must be taken seriously and addressed swiftly," McGrath said in an email.
Green Party of Canada spokesperson Rod Leggett said the situation in King-Vaughan needs to be further investigated and called for both Elections Canada and parliamentarians to work together to more effective screening protocols in place for election workers.
"In an age when liberal democracies are being attacked, we must be extra vigilant in securing the integrity of the vote."
加拿大选举局表示，其一名员工将不再在任何投票站工作，目前正在调查上周末在安大略省旺市一个提前投票站试图影响选民投票给保守党的指控。 该联邦选举监督机构还证实，正在调查大多伦多地区另一个选区发生的类似事件，该选区涉及一名据称支持自由党的竞选工作人员。 旺市事件是由金-旺市自由党候选人穆巴拉克·艾哈迈德的竞选团队公开披露的。 艾哈迈德竞选团队的发言人纳迪姆·马哈茂德表示，多人联系了他们的办公室，称一名佩戴加拿大选举局徽章的女子走近在旺市泰斯顿村公立学校排队投票的选民，并鼓励他们在联邦选举中投票给保守党。 马哈茂德说，这名女子不仅用英语与选民交谈，还用乌尔都语与选民交谈。 “这是不应该发生的事情。这违反了规章制度，”他说。 “这就像是辜负了公众的信任。人们走进某个地方投票。他们想要自由地以任何方式投票。” 上周五，加拿大广播公司新闻采访了两位在投票站投票的人士，他们说，他们目睹了一名佩戴加拿大选举局徽章的女子用乌尔都语与民众交谈，并声称她投票给了“蓝色”，而蓝色通常与加拿大保守党联系在一起。 金-沃恩的自由党竞选团队周六就此事致信加拿大选举局。 他们在信中呼吁进行正式调查，对投票工作人员进行再培训，并要求加拿大选举局“开除并处分”任何违反该机构行为准则或政治中立准则的个人。 加拿大选举局的一位发言人在一份电子邮件声明中表示，在调查期间，这名工作人员“不会出现在”加拿大选举局的任何投票站。 “我们对所有此类指控都极其严肃。维护投票过程的公正性是我们的首要任务，”黛安·本森说道。 本森表示，加拿大选举局已将此事件提交给加拿大选举专员，该专员负责确保《加拿大选举法》得到遵守并调查潜在的违规行为。 加拿大选举专员的一位发言人表示，他们已知晓此事，但无法进一步置评。 加拿大保守党竞选团队的一位发言人表示，他们“对此类事件既不知情，也没有参与其中”。 这位发言人在一封电子邮件中表示：“加拿大选举局员工保持公正显然至关重要。” 保守党还表示，他们已向加拿大选举局报告了类似事件，称该机构在米尔顿东-霍尔顿山南选区的一名员工在一个投票站鼓励人们投票给自由党。 加拿大选举局发言人表示，他们也注意到了这种情况，并已将其提交给加拿大选举专员。 该发言人在周一的一封电子邮件中表示：“选举主任已采取措施，确保选举工作人员继续保持非党派立场。” 新民主党竞选发言人安妮·麦格拉斯表示，该党对加拿大选举局及其确保民主进程公正性的职责充满信心。 麦格拉斯在一封电子邮件中表示：“所有选民都能不受干扰地投票至关重要，任何担忧都必须认真对待并迅速解决。” 加拿大绿党发言人罗德·莱格特表示，金-沃恩选区的情况需要进一步调查，并呼吁加拿大选举局和议员们共同努力，为选举工作人员制定更有效的筛查方案。 “在自由民主制度受到攻击的时代，我们必须格外警惕，确保投票的公正性。”
加拿大选举局表示，其一名员工将不再在任何投票站工作，目前正在调查上周末在安大略省旺市一个提前投票站试图影响选民投票给保守党的指控。 该联邦选举监督机构还证实，正在调查大多伦多地区另一个选区发生的类似事件，该选区涉及一名据称支持自由党的竞选工作人员。 旺市事件是由金-旺市自由党候选人穆巴拉克·艾哈迈德的竞选团队公开披露的。 艾哈迈德竞选团队的发言人纳迪姆·马哈茂德表示，多人联系了他们的办公室，称一名佩戴加拿大选举局徽章的女子走近在旺市泰斯顿村公立学校排队投票的选民，并鼓励他们在联邦选举中投票给保守党。 马哈茂德说，这名女子不仅用英语与选民交谈，还用乌尔都语与选民交谈。 “这是不应该发生的事情。这违反了规章制度，”他说。 “这就像是辜负了公众的信任。人们走进某个地方投票。他们想要自由地以任何方式投票。” 上周五，加拿大广播公司新闻采访了两位在投票站投票的人士，他们说，他们目睹了一名佩戴加拿大选举局徽章的女子用乌尔都语与民众交谈，并声称她投票给了“蓝色”，而蓝色通常与加拿大保守党联系在一起。 金-沃恩的自由党竞选团队周六就此事致信加拿大选举局。 他们在信中呼吁进行正式调查，对投票工作人员进行再培训，并要求加拿大选举局“开除并处分”任何违反该机构行为准则或政治中立准则的个人。 加拿大选举局的一位发言人在一份电子邮件声明中表示，在调查期间，这名工作人员“不会出现在”加拿大选举局的任何投票站。 “我们对所有此类指控都极其严肃。维护投票过程的公正性是我们的首要任务，”黛安·本森说道。 本森表示，加拿大选举局已将此事件提交给加拿大选举专员，该专员负责确保《加拿大选举法》得到遵守并调查潜在的违规行为。 加拿大选举专员的一位发言人表示，他们已知晓此事，但无法进一步置评。 加拿大保守党竞选团队的一位发言人表示，他们“对此类事件既不知情，也没有参与其中”。 这位发言人在一封电子邮件中表示：“加拿大选举局员工保持公正显然至关重要。” 保守党还表示，他们已向加拿大选举局报告了类似事件，称该机构在米尔顿东-霍尔顿山南选区的一名员工在一个投票站鼓励人们投票给自由党。 加拿大选举局发言人表示，他们也注意到了这种情况，并已将其提交给加拿大选举专员。 该发言人在周一的一封电子邮件中表示：“选举主任已采取措施，确保选举工作人员继续保持非党派立场。” 新民主党竞选发言人安妮·麦格拉斯表示，该党对加拿大选举局及其确保民主进程公正性的职责充满信心。 麦格拉斯在一封电子邮件中表示：“所有选民都能不受干扰地投票至关重要，任何担忧都必须认真对待并迅速解决。” 加拿大绿党发言人罗德·莱格特表示，金-沃恩选区的情况需要进一步调查，并呼吁加拿大选举局和议员们共同努力，为选举工作人员制定更有效的筛查方案。 “在自由民主制度受到攻击的时代，我们必须格外警惕，确保投票的公正性。”