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Poll Shows Conservatives With Marked Lead in North Island—Powell River

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With just six days remaining until election day, a new poll reveals the Conservatives hold a strong lead in the North Island—Powell River riding. Among the 402 eligible voters surveyed between April 17 and April 19, 45% said they intend to vote for Conservative candidate Aaron Gunn.

NDP candidate Tanille Johnston trails in second with 23%, followed by Liberal contender Jennifer Lash at 13%. Both Jessica Wegg of the Green Party and Paul Macknight of the People’s Party received 2% support, while independent candidate Glen Staples sits at 1%. Meanwhile, 15% of voters remain undecided.

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Tight Race in North Island–Powell River: Strategic Voters favouring Tanille Johnson

The federal election in North Island–Powell River (NIPR) may be far closer than recent projections suggest, but the ‘progressive’ vote is split between three parties (Green. Liberal and NDP). Some people are urging voters to rally behind a single alternative to Conservative candidate Aaron Gunn.

The Votewell and Smart Voting websites both declared the strategic vote in our riding  is the NDP candidate Tanille Johnson. As of Thursday, April 17, Johnson became the 18th Canadian candidate officially endorsed by Lead Now. So did the participants in a recent virtual townhall meeting on Cortes Island.   

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Indigenous Nations, Politics

Conservative candidate Aaron Gunn target of protest rally

Canada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

First Nation leaders and protesters rallied outside Aaron Gunn’s campaign office in Campbell River Saturday demanding the Conservative Party withdraw his candidacy. 

A crowd of about 150 people waved signs reading “Drop the Gunn” and “We Need Gunn Control,” while First Nations leaders, residential school survivors, educators and community workers voiced their anger over Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s decision not to remove Gunn from the party’s slate. 

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Ottawa needs parliamentarians, not partisans, Green Leader May says

Canada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Green Party Leader Elizabeth May isn’t worried about getting squeezed out of the riding she has comfortably held since 2011.

May approaches each election as a job interview focused on her track record of effectiveness as party leader and service to her constituents, she said

“I’m not afraid of anything and have deep faith in the values that make us Canadian and make us Greens.”

 Speculation she’ll lose her seat is based on fear rather than facts and the party’s own polling in the riding shows otherwise, she said.

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Jessica Wegg: Why Green Voices Matter

The second in a series of candidate visits sponsored by the Cortes Island Climate Action Committee

Green Party candidate Jessica Wegg came to Gorge Hall, on Wednesday, April 16th, 2025. She won’t be the next Member of Parliament for North Island Powell River (NIPR).

“We commissioned a poll at our riding level. I think they made the phone calls March 20th to 24th, and it matched what 338Canada is saying. The Conservatives will likely win and the progressive vote will be split pretty evenly by the NDP and the Liberals. As long as the NDP and the Liberals are both running, neither party will get in,” she explained.

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