Election coverage on Laval island: less than two weeks to go before you vote

Editor's note: This is the third in a weekly series of comprehensive summaries of candidates and issues in each of Laval's four constituencies, accompanied by a profile of the riding.

In the past two weeks, we featured the ridings of Laval-Les Îles (western portion of the island) and Alfred-Pellan (eastern end), respectively. Our focus this week is the constituency of Laval (central portion of Laval island).

The series concludes next Sunday, October 12, with a presentation of the candidates and issues in the constituency of Marc-Aurèle-Fortin.

As you probably know, although the election takes place across Canada on Tuesday, October 14, advance polling was available this past Friday, October 3 and Saturday, October 4. There is no advance polling today, Sunday, October 5, but you can vote tomorrow, Monday, October 6, from noon to 8:00 pm. For the location of the advanced polling stations, you can consult the Voter Information Card received in the mail from Elections Canada. The card also contains other information pertinent to special situations for voters.

Answers to questions of any nature concerning the 2008 federal election can easily be obtained by calling Elections Canada toll-free at 1-800-463-6868 or the Chief Returning Officer of your diding: Laval-Les Îles: (450) 681-2128; Laval: (450) 681-3131; Alfred-Pellan: (450) 661-2626; Marc-Aurèle-Fortin: (450) 435-0338. A wealth of information and many useful links are also available at www.elections.ca (J.F.)