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federal election 2021

With a federal election underway, it's not surprising to see election signs around town — unless, that is, the candidates are cats. For the past couple of days, Montrealers have been stopping in their tracks in the Plateau for that very reason.

Sébastien Parent-Durand tweeted photos of the prime-ministerial-looking cat candidates, who are front and centre on Liberal, NDP, Conservative and 'Chat Québécois' (as opposed to Bloc Québécois) campaign posters. They have slogans like, "Miauler ensemble (meow together)" instead of the NDP's "Oser ensemble" and "Ronronner pour le Québéc (Purring for Quebec)."

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It's almost time for the 2021 federal election in Canada, which means it's time to start planning your schedule to see if you need to participate in advanced polling — in case you can't make it to the polls on Monday, September 20 for the official voting day.

Canadians are able to vote early from September 10-13 from 9 a.m.-9 p.m.

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If you need a job in Montreal and want to get involved in the upcoming federal election, Elections Canada is hiring poll workers in electoral districts across Quebec. Not only will you make more than minimum wage, but you can also get paid time and a half for working extra hours.

There are five possible positions you can apply for. All of them require you to be at least 16 years old on election day and a Canadian citizen. If you're an advance poll worker or an election day poll worker, you also can't take part in any partisan political activity until after the counting of the ballots on election night.

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