Voter Toolkit

Voting

Tricks no treat Allegations of dirty tactics in this campaign Ballot question What's top of mind as voters go to the polls Getting out the vote What are the parties doing to help get Canadians to vote FAQs Who can vote? What if you live outside Canada? What if you've just moved? Check the Election FAQs

Leaders' debates

Analysis blog of the Jan. 10 French debate Analysis blog of the Jan. 9 English debate Analysis blog of the Dec. 16 English debate Analysis blog of the Dec. 15 French debate Big moments in history Found in translation: A chat with two people who take words out of the politicians' mouths.

Polls

Projecting seats Do gamblers and academics have the answer? The hunt for a no-telephone poll An interview with Decima's Bruce Anderson about online surveys. Political polls FAQs on the art and science of measuring opinions. Poll tracker: Putting the campaign polls in context Want to know where the parties stand in the polls? Check out our interactive timeline for the latest numbers from a selection of major polls. CBC poll: Politicians facing cynical electorate as campaign opens. CBC Policy on Polls

Ad campaign

A turn for the nasty A history of negative political ads in Canada. Meet the Players Getting to know the people behind the campaign ads. Behind the ads Ad Hall of Fame: Ad firms that have made a difference in Canadian politics

Student Vote 2006

Student Vote 2006 Young Canadians are apathetic when it comes to politics, right? Wrong. Dead wrong. Across the country, elementary and high school students are watching the debates, following news coverage and weighing party platforms. Some 450,000 will vote in a shadow election. Others are role-playing as party leaders and campaign organizers. And at least one high school student is running as a candidate.

38th Parliament

Pre-election spending promises: Last minute promises could be at risk There was a flurry of spending promises in the days and weeks before the election call. Some of it will go ahead no matter who wins the election. Some of it may never progress beyond the proposal stage. Unfinished Legislation Bills that were on the books when the government died. How we voted A look at the results from last time around.

The Canadian System

Election dictionary Defining Canadian politics, A to Zed Third party spending How interest groups make their voices heard. Financing a Campaign How parties earn money, and how they're allowed to spend it. Voter turnout At just under 61 per cent, the 2004 turnout was the lowest in federal election history. The one before that had also broken a low-participation record. And the one before that. Could there be a pattern here? How it works An explanation of the structure of the Canadian government. How it compares Compare the US and UK systems of government. Election timing Canadian governments are elected for a maximum five-year term, but there is no legislated minimum. Getting Involved Ways Canadians can get involved in the political process. What an election costs Political change doesn't come cheap in Canada. How we voted A look at the results from 2004.

Election History: From the Archives

Campaigning for Canada Highlights from major federal election campaigns dating back to 1945 (20 clips) Scandals, Boondoggles and White Elephants Everything from Sir John A's Pacific Railway Scandal in 1872 through tunagate, the gun registry and the sponsorship scandal. (17 clips) Voting in Canada: How a Privilege Became a Right Focuses on the fight for the right to vote for women, Asian-Canadians, aboriginals, young people, mentally disabled, prisoners and new Canadians. (20 clips)

Riding Profiles

Latest Features

CAMPAIGN CONFIDENTIAL Identity revealed

REALITY CHECK » The first throne speech » A different way to elect our MPs? » What happened to Paul Martin?

CONSERVATIVE PLANS What happens now? »Building consensus »Tory cabinet possibilities »Tories then and now

THE BLOGS » Final thoughts from our election roundtable » The blog report

POLL SAYS... Environics survey casts light on result

ELECTION CARTOONS Photo gallery

WHITHER THE LIBERALS What's next for Canada's 'natural governing party'

RESULTS ANALYSIS CBC.ca's Reality Check Team on election day developments

STUDENT VOTES The results

YOUR SPACE Your letters on the election

IN PICTURES A new era

STEPHEN HARPER Profile

ON THE OTHER HAND Anthony Westell suggests it may be harder to unite the left than it was to unite the right

MODERN LIVING Georgie Binks on how Stephen Harper may jump-start the women's movement

POLITICS Larry Zolf muses on the next Liberal leader

INSIDE MEDIA Tony Burman on how voters helped shape the CBC’s election coverage