Long election campaign idea frustrates taxpayers, groups
University of Saskatchewan political studies professor says the thought of a longer election campaign is causing headaches for citizens and organizations alike.
Joe Garcea predicts real campaigning won’t get underway until after the Labour Day long weekend because most Canadians are out enjoying their summer vacations.
However, even if candidates won’t ramp the campaigns into high gear for a few weeks, an early writ drop will still cost taxpayers more, despite grinding government to a near halt.
“I think there’s going to be a public backlash,” Garcea said. “(Taxpayers) will understand that government is doing less and yet the taxpayers are going to be picking up a larger portion of the bill.”