[NEWS] #cdnpoli and #elxn41 items from across Canada: BC, Alberta, Québec, PEI

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• The affordability of rent was an election issue in British Columbia. CBC reports.


• Philippe Fournier notes at Maclean's that the sheer solidity of the Conservative vote in Alberta means that province will not get that much attention.


• The Bloc Québécois has good reason to be exacerbating the clash between Québec and Alberta in the federal campaign. The National Post reports.


• CBC reports on the growing unpopularity of the Liberals in Québec outside of Montréal, here.


• That the Liberals had a campaign song that was initially translated very badly into French is a big gaffe. CTV News reports.


• Philippe Fournier at Maclean's noted the legendary volatility of Québec politics, here.


• Will the Orange Line extension in Montréal be guaranteed funding, no matter who gets elected? CBC reports.


• The fate of NDP Berthier-Maskonge MP Ruth Ellen Brosseau, elected in the 2011 Orange Wave, may determine the fate of the NDP in Québec. CTV News reports.


• Atlantic Canada is likely to see substantial losses for the Liberals, as reported here.


• Stu Neatby reports that advance poll turnout on PEI rose by 13% compared to 2015.


• Will the PEI riding of Egmont go Conservative? CBC considers.