Pro-Palestinian student protests on university campuses further complicate electoral calculus for left-of- ...

The ongoing pro-Palestinian protests at university campuses across the country are making the electoral calculus even more complicated among left-of-centre parties, but especially for the Liberals as a vote divide on the left gives an automatic advantage to the Conservatives, say MPs, pollsters and political insiders. “It seems to be more of an issue in the progressive political side of the equation than it is for the conservative side of the equation.

The area that's been occupied is the University of Toronto, the people living around the University of Toronto aren't overwhelmingly people who come from the Islamic faith.” Bricker said that upcoming federal byelections in Ontario, Quebec and Manitoba could provide us a preview of how this dynamic will play out in the general election. The three ridings where byelections will be taking place are Toronto-St. Paul’s, Ont.; LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, Que.; and Elmwood-Transcona, Man.

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