Hamiltonians head to the polls, after a quick campaign that attracted federal leaders to town
CBC
Hamiltonians are heading to the polls Monday, after a speedy campaign in the middle of a pandemic that has seen four federal party leaders visit the city and debates among local candidates in all five ridings.
Like all stations in the Eastern time zone, local polling stations open at 9:30 a.m. and close at 9:30 p.m.
Steeltown has proven to be a critical stop this campaign and has a few ridings with no incumbents and others with potentially close races.
Here's a summary of what you may have missed:
The election was called on Sunday, Aug. 22. By that Wednesday night, federal Liberal leader Justin Trudeau, federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh and federal Conservative leader Erin O'Toole had all made stops in the city.
Trudeau made a housing announcement, Singh made a quicker stop to boost the profile of local MP candidates and O'Toole had a longer speech sprinkled with Hamilton references.
They would all return at least once more, including stops in the election's final weekend by Trudeau and O'Toole to Flamborough-Glanbrook, where Liberals came within 2,000 votes of the Conservatives in 2019.