Please note this story will be updated throughout the final days of the 2025 election period.
Advanced voting started Friday for the 2025 federal election. Opportunities that remain to vote in advance include:
- Saturday, April 19 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- Sunday, April 20 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- Monday, April 21 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
One can also vote at any Elections Canada office anytime before April 22, 6 p.m. (there's one at 5674 Cowrie Street, Sechelt). Or you may vote by mail if you apply before 6 p.m. April 22 (Fill out the form here).
Coast Reporter was informed that voter registration cards sent to some Sechelt residents mistakenly listed their advanced polling place as Pender Harbour. There is in fact, an advanced polling station at Sechelt Seniors Activity Centre.
See your polling station and what documentation you need to vote at elections.ca.
Candidates
There are six candidates running in the 2025 election. We have asked each candidate for their positions on mental health services, affordable housing, climate change, health, small businesses, crime, ferries and reconciliation. Find their answers at the links below.
- Peyman Askari, People's Party
- Lauren Greenlaw, Green Party
- Gordon Jeffrey, Rhinoceros Party
- Jäger Rosenberg, NDP
- Keith Roy, Conservative Party
- Patrick Weiler, Liberal Party
Coverage
Where do the candidates stand on the issues? There have been several all-candidates meetings in the riding:
Sunshine Coast Labour Council: Candidates discuss health care, pensions in first Sunshine Coast forum (Key issues discussed: health care, pensions, affordability, job creation.)
Squamish Chamber of Commerce: Respectful dialogue in front of engaged crowd at the Squamish all candidates meeting (Key issues discussed: housing, environment, transit, Woodfibre LNG, health and child care.)
Sunshine Coast Conservation Association: See a summary of the event at thescca.ca. (Key issues discussed: carbon tax, nature protection, renewable electricity grid, housing co-op, value-added products rather than raw exports, LNG, Indigenous knowledge, species at risk.) Watch the whole meeting on YouTube.
Sunshine Coast Chamber of Commerce: West Van-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky candidates face off in final Coast meeting. (Key issues discussed: homelessness, water investment on Sunshine Coast). Watch the whole meeting at coastreporter.net. (See all of the questions submitted to ask of candidates at candidatequestions.ca.)
West Vancouver Chamber of Commerce: North Shore candidates square off in packed West Vancouver meeting. (Key issues discussed: trade war, electoral reform, CBC.)
And there's one more all-candidates meeting coming up in Whistler on April 22.
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