Here's why voters in an upcoming byelection will be casting ballots nearly a metre long | CBC News
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Dozens of independent candidates join Toronto-St. Paul's byelection to protest the first-past-the-post voting system, aiming to highlight its inaccuracies and distortions.
The high number of candidates aims to draw attention to electoral reform debates, as previous advocacy campaigns have been deemed ineffective, hoping to raise awareness and spark discussions.
Temporary changes to the Elections Act have been made to accommodate the record number of candidates in Toronto-St. Paul's byelection, with the ballot being almost a meter long, the longest in federal election history.
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