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Canada - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
1. John Beebe, director of Democratic Engagement Exchange at Toronto Metropolitan University, receiving interview
2. SOUNDBITE (English) John Beebe, director, Democratic Engagement Exchange, Toronto Metropolitan University (partially overlaid with shot 3):
"There has never been an election where, you know, the fortunes of one political party and another political party have flipped as quickly and dramatically as we have seen over the last few months. This is an unprecedented election, because we do live in unprecedented times, and especially for Canada."
++SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
FILE: Ottawa, Canada - Oct 18, 2017 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
3. Parliament Hill; national flags of Canada
++SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
FILE: Ottawa, Canada - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
4. Canadian national flag
Canada - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
5. SOUNDBITE (English) resident (name not given):
"I think the main issue is pretty obvious, and it's obvious the reason the polls have shifted so much over the past few months, and it's what's happening just on the other side of the lake there, south of the border."
FILE: Ottawa, Canada - Date Unknown (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
7. Various of Canadian national flags, pedestrians
Canada - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
8. SOUNDBITE (English) resident (name not given):
"I think it has to do what happening in our economics internationally. I think it's also important that we are pooling together and bringing a new strength to Canada across our provinces."
FILE: Windsor, Canada - Jan 30, 2025 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
9. National flag of Canada
FILE: Canada - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
10. Various of pedestrians, traffic
Canada - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
11. SOUNDBITE (English) John Beebe, director, Democratic Engagement Exchange, Toronto Metropolitan University (starting with shot 10/ending with shot 12):
"It's going to be a good sign for Canada and for the health of our democracy, if people come out and vote. You see much more people embracing their Canadian-ness and making sure that they're buying Canadian. And so I think voting is just part of that. And if people see that and voting as being part of being Canadian, I think we could see a significant increase in voter turnout."
FILE: Toronto, Canada - 2024 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
12. National flag of Canada
13. Traffic
Poll results in Canada's federal general election have dramatically shifted over the past few months, with the Liberal Party regaining ground against the Conservatives amid a backdrop of economic uncertainty and heightened tensions with the United States, according to latest surveys.
The official election day will fall on April 28. Around 7.3 million electors voted on the four advance polling days, according to Elections Canada on Tuesday.
At the start of the year, Conservatives, led by Pierre Poilievre, had a lead of more than twenty points in the polls. But the Liberal Party, after Mark Carney replaced Justin Trudeau as leader amid the U.S. trade dispute, now looks set to win, though latest polls do show the race tightening.
John Beebe, director of the Democratic Engagement Exchange at Toronto Metropolitan University, said this is an unprecedented election in Canada, marked by the unusually rapid shift in party fortunes amid extraordinary times.
"There has never been an election where, you know, the fortunes of one political party and another political party have flipped as quickly and dramatically as we have seen over the last few months. This is an unprecedented election, because we do live in unprecedented times, and especially for Canada," Beebe said.
For voters in Toronto, it appears the swing back for Liberals has more to do with external factors.
"I think the main issue is pretty obvious, and it's obvious the reason the polls have shifted so much over the past few months, and it's what's happening just on the other side of the lake there, south of the border," said a local resident.
"I think it has to do what happening in our economics internationally. I think it's also important that we are pooling together and bringing a new strength to Canada across our provinces," said another resident.
Polls also indicate that support for Canada's other major parties appears to be declining, as voters increasingly consolidate their backing behind either the Conservatives or the Liberals.
Amid the backdrop of a tariff dispute with the United States and rising concerns over Canada's sovereignty, a key question remains whether these dynamics will lead to higher voter turnout.
"It's going to be a good sign for Canada and for the health of our democracy, if people come out and vote. You see much more people embracing their Canadian-ness and making sure that they're buying Canadian. And so I think voting is just part of that. And if people see that and voting as being part of being Canadian, I think we could see a significant increase in voter turnout," said Beebe.
Canada-Election/Polls/Interviews
Dateline : Recent/File
Location : Canada
Duration : 1'30
Canada - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
1. John Beebe, director of Democratic Engagement Exchange at Toronto Metropolitan University, receiving interview
2. SOUNDBITE (English) John Beebe, director, Democratic Engagement Exchange, Toronto Metropolitan University (partially overlaid with shot 3):
"There has never been an election where, you know, the fortunes of one political party and another political party have flipped as quickly and dramatically as we have seen over the last few months. This is an unprecedented election, because we do live in unprecedented times, and especially for Canada."
++SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
FILE: Ottawa, Canada - Oct 18, 2017 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
3. Parliament Hill; national flags of Canada
++SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
FILE: Ottawa, Canada - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
4. Canadian national flag
Canada - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
5. SOUNDBITE (English) resident (name not given):
"I think the main issue is pretty obvious, and it's obvious the reason the polls have shifted so much over the past few months, and it's what's happening just on the other side of the lake there, south of the border."
FILE: Ottawa, Canada - Date Unknown (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
7. Various of Canadian national flags, pedestrians
Canada - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
8. SOUNDBITE (English) resident (name not given):
"I think it has to do what happening in our economics internationally. I think it's also important that we are pooling together and bringing a new strength to Canada across our provinces."
FILE: Windsor, Canada - Jan 30, 2025 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
9. National flag of Canada
FILE: Canada - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
10. Various of pedestrians, traffic
Canada - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
11. SOUNDBITE (English) John Beebe, director, Democratic Engagement Exchange, Toronto Metropolitan University (starting with shot 10/ending with shot 12):
"It's going to be a good sign for Canada and for the health of our democracy, if people come out and vote. You see much more people embracing their Canadian-ness and making sure that they're buying Canadian. And so I think voting is just part of that. And if people see that and voting as being part of being Canadian, I think we could see a significant increase in voter turnout."
FILE: Toronto, Canada - 2024 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
12. National flag of Canada
13. Traffic
Poll results in Canada's federal general election have dramatically shifted over the past few months, with the Liberal Party regaining ground against the Conservatives amid a backdrop of economic uncertainty and heightened tensions with the United States, according to latest surveys.
The official election day will fall on April 28. Around 7.3 million electors voted on the four advance polling days, according to Elections Canada on Tuesday.
At the start of the year, Conservatives, led by Pierre Poilievre, had a lead of more than twenty points in the polls. But the Liberal Party, after Mark Carney replaced Justin Trudeau as leader amid the U.S. trade dispute, now looks set to win, though latest polls do show the race tightening.
John Beebe, director of the Democratic Engagement Exchange at Toronto Metropolitan University, said this is an unprecedented election in Canada, marked by the unusually rapid shift in party fortunes amid extraordinary times.
"There has never been an election where, you know, the fortunes of one political party and another political party have flipped as quickly and dramatically as we have seen over the last few months. This is an unprecedented election, because we do live in unprecedented times, and especially for Canada," Beebe said.
For voters in Toronto, it appears the swing back for Liberals has more to do with external factors.
"I think the main issue is pretty obvious, and it's obvious the reason the polls have shifted so much over the past few months, and it's what's happening just on the other side of the lake there, south of the border," said a local resident.
"I think it has to do what happening in our economics internationally. I think it's also important that we are pooling together and bringing a new strength to Canada across our provinces," said another resident.
Polls also indicate that support for Canada's other major parties appears to be declining, as voters increasingly consolidate their backing behind either the Conservatives or the Liberals.
Amid the backdrop of a tariff dispute with the United States and rising concerns over Canada's sovereignty, a key question remains whether these dynamics will lead to higher voter turnout.
"It's going to be a good sign for Canada and for the health of our democracy, if people come out and vote. You see much more people embracing their Canadian-ness and making sure that they're buying Canadian. And so I think voting is just part of that. And if people see that and voting as being part of being Canadian, I think we could see a significant increase in voter turnout," said Beebe.
ID : 8425724
Published : 2025-04-27 17:03
Last Modified : 2025-04-27 20:56:04
Source : China Central Television (CCTV),China Global Television Network (CGTN)
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