Few candidates known for North ahead of 2025 federal election

One candidate announced for Nunavut, 2 in Nunavik

Three candidates have been announced across two northern ridings ahead of the 2025 federal election. (File photo)

By Kierstin Williams

It’s not known exactly when the next federal election will be, but it will happen in 2025. And as the new year dawns, only a few candidates have put their hats in the ring to run in the northern ridings of Nunavut and Abitibi-Baie-James-Nunavik-Eeyou.

In Nunavut, incumbent New Democratic Party MP Lori Idlout stands alone as the only nominated candidate, as she seeks re-election for a second term.

Representatives from the Liberal party and Conservative party in Nunavut did not respond to requests for comment.

In Nunavik, Bloc Québécois MP Sylvie Bérubé announced in October she will stand for re-election for a third term to represent the riding of Abitibi-Baie-James-Nunavik-Eeyou.

The Conservative party is the only other party with a candidate listed on its website for that riding — Steve Corriveau, who previously made his first run for federal office in 2021.

Liberals in Nunavik said there is no candidate in the riding yet, but with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s announcement this week that he will resign, the priority to name somebody is there, said Lise Kistabish, riding chair for the party in Abitibi-Baie-James-Nunavik-Eeyou.

Nina Amrov, deputy director of communications for the NDP in Nunavik, said the party has not yet set a date to nominate a candidate.

Trudeau announced Monday he will step down from Canada’s top office and as the leader of the Liberal party as soon as a successor is chosen.

To that end, he received approval from Gov. Gen. Mary Simon to prorogue Parliament until March 24.

According to Canadian election law, the next federal election must be held on or before Oct. 20 this year. But one could be triggered sooner if the minority Liberal government loses a non-confidence vote after MPs return in the spring.

The Liberals had enjoyed the support of the NDP through a supply-and-confidence agreement until NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh pulled out of the deal in September.

Singh then stopped short of supporting three Conservative attempts at toppling the government through non-confidence motions before the Christmas holidays.

The Conservatives were planning to move another motion of non-confidence by the end of January, which Singh had indicated he would support, but those plans are on ice with prorogation.

 

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(8) Comments:

    • Posted by HC on

      Hopefully in cash or direct deposit, gift cards aren’t cutting it anymore XD

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  1. Posted by It’s going to be nasty on

    Leona has a personality that matches Poilievre’s. Perhaps she can be talked out of retirement?

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  2. Posted by S on

    It’s curious that the GG didn’t disclose why she allowed the Libs to shut down Parliament for two and a half months

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    • Posted by Clueless Toady on

      I would be surprised if there was anything more to it than “that’s what Justin asked for”.

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    • Posted by Civics lessons are needed on

      She didn’t say no because the Governor General isn’t a policy maker or decision maker in any real way. To say no would cause a constitutional crisis the likes of which Canada hasn’t seen in decades. She did her job, that’s it. Just like she couldn’t recall parliament as the Cons asked her to, she can’t say no to this request.

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      • Posted by Way to go civics on

        Finally someone who understands the function of the GG position. The gov services will continue, the only thing stopped at this point is new legislation which was basically stagnant because of PP obsession with becoming PM.

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    • Posted by Northener on

      To prevent early election and give time for the liberals to try and snake there way back into canadians good books.

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