With so many government funding announcements lately and party leaders on cross-country tours, the signs are pointing to a federal election call later this summer.
Political parties have been choosing their candidates to run in the next campaign.
Mount Allison University assistant political science professor Mario Levesque says the parties will be seeking a diverse array of candidates who he believes are often naive about how the system works.
“Most people think we all go there, we all have an equal say to vote on things and do things. That’s not the way it works. It works like a team sport where you have a few people who lead the team and the rest have to fall in line and follow suit.”
Levesque says many candidates want to make a real difference and become disappointed.
“A lot of people don’t know or fail to know that or fail to accept that and therefore when they get there, they are very disillusioned with the process.”
Some notable MP’s have announced they won’t be running again including former Liberal MP – now independent – Jodi Wilson-Raybould who called parliament a “toxic” environment and Nunavut MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq who said she “never felt safe or protected” as a member of parliament.
If you can accept the current framework, Levesque believes it’s still possible to get a few things done as long as you play for the team.
