OTTAWA—With the federal election shaping up to be a two-way race between the Conservatives and Liberals, front-runners Pierre Poilievre and Mark Carney are also the only party leaders whose seats are considered safe at this point in the campaign.
The ridings of the two leaders are also right next to each other, but with different characteristics that, together with the political dynamics, make up for the stark difference in candidate choice.
Leaders’ Seats
According to the latest projections of polling aggregator 338 Canada, as of April 9, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh’s B.C. riding of Burnaby Central sees the Liberals leading with 41 percent of the popular support, followed by the Conservatives at 31 percent and the NDP at 25 percent. Singh has been the MP for the riding—formerly Burnaby South before the 2022 electoral boundaries redistribution—since 2019. The riding is a longtime NDP stronghold. The polling aggregator puts the odds of Singh winning the seat currently at less than 1 percent….