There are many irritating things about the Longest Ballot Committee, the group of self-styled democratic reformers that stacks high-profile ridings with scores of candidates who aren’t really running for office, <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;with the aim of creating ludicrously enormous paper ballots&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/poilievre-byelection-challengers-long-ballot-protest-legalized-interference&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/poilievre-byelection-challengers-long-ballot-protest-legalized-interference" target="_blank">with the aim of creating ludicrously enormous paper ballots</a>. It’s completely incoherent, first and foremost.

Thanks to Elections Canada, what would have been Canada's longest-ever ballot has become its shortest-ever{ai:summary}The Longest Ballot Committee is criticized for cluttering high-profile elections with numerous candidates who are not genuinely seeking office. This tactic leads to unwieldy ballots and raises concerns about the coherence and integrity of the electoral process. #politics

Chris Selley: There are easy solutions to the 'longest ballot' problem, so let's end it now

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