'Twas the Night Before Writ Drop
There's only one sleep left until 343 writs appear before our very eyes.
‘Twas the night before writ drop, when all through the House.
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.
The writs were drawn up and sit steady with care,
For hopes and dreams, thirty-six days to bear.
The candidates were nestled all ready to knock,
And hopefully remembered to pack extra socks.
Their managers in sneakers, with volunteers at the ready,
Their teams set in place to stay all smooth and steady.
When out on the lawns a request came for signs,
More and more came, “I really need nine!”
Away to the phones their volunteers went calling,
Making sure that their candidate becomes more enthralling.
The sun beared down on volunteers every day,
With March flurries and April showers sometimes getting in the way.
For Mark and Pierre, Jagmeet and the Greens,
They hope their campaigns are just the bee’s knees.
In just five weeks, plus one day to be clear,
We’ll all find out how the results will appear.
Majority, minority, or something more,
No matter what’s in store, it won’t be a bore.
Happy Campaigning to All, and to All a Good Writ!
I was never a good poet, so that might just be the first and last poem you’ll see on my Substack. Perhaps. Maybe.
We find ourselves with less than twenty-four hours to go until the 45th general election gets underway. The Prime Minister will be running in Nepean - right next door to Pierre Poilievre - and all parties are nominating candidates at a furious pace.
Every candidate that puts their hand up to run is doing so because of the values they believe in. They believe the party they’re running for best fits their vision for Canada. They want to be their community’s voice in Ottawa. And they all have incredible volunteers, campaign teams, and support networks there for them each and every day of the campaign.
We sit at an interesting time in our history. What we thought this election would be fought over last fall is now, perhaps, moot. Campaign teams had to pivot their strategies fast, and we’ll see over the next thirty-six days just how effective those pivots were.
Who can seize the moment? Who could lose or gain momentum? What unexpected twists, turns, conundrums, and quandaries will we see? A lot can happen in thirty-six days. And I’ll be writing through it as much as I can.
I’ve also entered the world of predictions and projections. Crunching the numbers and a few more things, here’s what we’ve got on Campaign’s Eve:
See you real soon!