Actual head counts differ greatly from the claims of the parties. Conservatives claimed 15 000 at Edmonton but it was actually 1558. Liberals claimed 2 000 in Richmond but it was actually 800.
Rally attendance claims differ from reality for both major parties
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/liberal-conservative-crowd-size-investigation-1.7507222
5 Comments
wise_pancake@lemmy.ca · 11 pts · 1y
Nit: the NDP and Bloc are major parties, they're just not the two dominating this one race
It is critical we don't forget the other choices we have and fall into a two party system.
UnderFreyja@lemmy.ca · 10 pts · 1y
I never understood who has time to actually go to rallies
missingstring@retrolemmy.com · 6 pts · 1y
I am actively political and have been my entire life. I go to protests, I’ve campaigned for candidates, I’ve been a member of political parties, voted in leadership contests and do so at every level of government.
I’ve never once attended a political rally. They just strike me as creepy and weird.
skozzii@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 1y
They don't seem as appealing when you aren't in a cult.
Rentlar@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 1y
Ah so 10 000 of the 'attendees' are Canada Strong/Pathways Alliance Facebook bots.
Archangel1313@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 1y