But that Poilievre guy is scary .Our whole modern world is significantly defined by the laser-bright line between fiscal and monetary functions of the state. Carney, as he would be the first to tell anyone he didn’t believe to be thick as a brick, has successfully managed currencies — and has no experience of the inherently more complex handling of public treasuries.
The one thing he seems to be sure of is that he has an uncontestable personal claim to the use of our future federal revenue; the sovereign right, that is, to take out a third mortgage on Canada to go with the second one his predecessor bought.
Vote how you like if you haven’t voted yet, but I hope you’ll acknowledge that this could go very, very poorly. Or, one supposes, it could just be more of the same: more urban decay and grotesque street crime, more failed industrial planning, more ad-hoc voter bribery and more insane housing and immigration policy.
Colby Cosh: Mark Carney and the next lost decade — National Post
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On Thursday evening Poilievre basked in the applause of hundreds of supporters who crowded into a warehouse in Saskatoon to hear him give his stump speech. Poilievre opened with new material after Liberal Leader Mark Carney acknowledged earlier in the day that President Donald Trump had brought up the idea of Canada becoming the 51st state in their first call in March.
“Is there a firefighter in the house?” Poilievre asked, scanning the room before delivering the punchline with a huge grin. “There’s an emergency - Mark Carney’s pants are on fire again.”
Carney told the “whopper,” Poilievre said, because he wanted to “distract from the lost Liberal decade of rising costs and crime to trick Canadians into electing Liberals for a fourth disastrous term.”
What Pierre Poilievre’s visit to Saskatchewan stronghold may reveal — CTV News
With just four days left before voters head to the polls, Pierre Poilievre made his first campaign visit to Saskatchewan in a province wrapped in Conservative blue.
In a video posted to “X” on Wednesday Moe said the Liberal government had made it more difficult for the Prairie province to extract and sell resources.
“Saskatchewan will never be part of the U.S., but isn’t it time we had a government that treats us like we’re part of Canada? That’s why I’m voting Conservative and for Pierre Poilievre to be our next prime minister,” said Moe.
We could ask, but…should we believe the answer?
Carson Jerema: Mark Carney is a misinformation machine — National Post
Can anyone keep up with the Liberal leader's false statements?
Liberal candidate defends campaign worker amid middle-finger photo fallout
“I strongly condemn the harassment that a small group of toxic ideologues has inflicted on Matt (Janes)."
Author of the article:Brian Williams • Local Journalism Initiative reporter
Published Apr 25, 2025 • Last updated 16 hours ago • 2 minute read
A Liberal supporter, Matt Janes from St. Thomas, gives two middle fingers to the camera outside an election rally in Brantford on Friday, April 19, 2025. Journalist and lawyer Caryma Sa’d posted the image to social media that has been edited to obscure the gesture. Sa'd said the photo was taken in an interaction between Janes and her videographer.
A Liberal supporter, Matt Janes from St. Thomas, gives two middle fingers to the camera outside an election rally in Brantford on Friday, April 19, 2025. Journalist and lawyer Caryma Sa’d posted the image to social media that has been edited to obscure the gesture. Sa'd said the photo was taken in an interaction between Janes and her videographer.
The online backlash against a London-area Liberal campaign volunteer who was photographed making an obscene gesture outside a Mark Carney rally is unacceptable, the federal candidate for whom he’s working says.
David Goodwin is running for the Liberals in Elgin-St. Thomas-London South and in a statement sent to The Free Press defended the volunteer, Matt Janes, who has been pilloried on social media over the picture of him giving a photographer two middle fingers.
“I strongly condemn the harassment that a small group of toxic ideologues has inflicted on Matt, his family, and the residents, business owners and community organizations of Elgin-St. Thomas-London South,” Goodwin said, noting Janes has faced “threatening calls and emails.”
Goodwin attributed the backlash to “far-right idealogues.” The photo, published by journalist/lawyer Caryma Sa’d, has framed Janes as emblematic of what critics call the Liberal party’s indifference to the struggles of young people. He’s been dubbed the “Brantford boomer” in reference to the rally’s location and his age in the Baby Boom generation.
Railway City Brewing Co., a St. Thomas brewery that formerly included Janes as a partner, issued a statement this week distancing itself from him. Goodwin said a yarn shop Janes formerly ran was also targeted along with community groups where Janes and his wife volunteered.
In a statement to The Free Press earlier this week, Janes said he was in line at the Carney rally in Brantford when he and other supporters encountered what he called a “vulgar F*** Carney crowd” that was “harassing and shouting obscenities” including calling the Liberal supporters “pedophiles.”
In an interview, Sa’d said that account is substantially accurate. The gesture was directed at a videographer working with Sa’d, though they weren’t part of the anti-Carney protesters, she said.
The reaction by Janes was captured in the photo, which then ricocheted across social media.
In his Friday statement, Goodwin didn’t condone Janes’ response but said: “In the face of this sustained harassment, Matt ultimately gave ‘the double bird’ to his harassers.”
Goodwin added:“(Janes) has been a wonderful volunteer for my election campaign, mostly by delivering pamphlets to residents’ mailboxes.”
He called on Conservative opponent Andrew Lawton to “strongly disavow the far-right ideologues in this scenario, and their despicable behaviour against the decent, hardworking people of Elgin-St. Thomas-London South.”
Goodwin continued: “(Lawton) says he’s denounced his well-documented habit of insulting multiple groups on podcasts, on air and online. But Mr. Lawton has been largely absent throughout this campaign, avoiding protesters, most public events and opportunities to be accountable to the people he wants to represent.”
In an email response to Free Press questions, Lawton said he and his team “have knocked on tens of thousands of doors” and counting.
“We have run a positive campaign focused on ideas and the need for change in this country,” Lawton said. “Any assertion otherwise is false. My opponent understandably wants to talk about anything other than his Liberal government’s disastrous record.”
Lawton is married to a Free Press employee.
Elgin-St. Thomas-London South is a vacant seat, with longtime Conservative MP Karen Vecchio opting to not seek re-election. In addition to Goodwin and Lawton, the ballot includes Paul Pighin (NDP) and Stephen Campbell (People’s Party).
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“I strongly condemn the harassment that a small group of toxic ideologues has inflicted on Matt (Janes)."
Author of the article:Brian Williams • Local Journalism Initiative reporter
Published Apr 25, 2025 • Last updated 16 hours ago • 2 minute read
A Liberal supporter, Matt Janes from St. Thomas, gives two middle fingers to the camera outside an election rally in Brantford on Friday, April 19, 2025. Journalist and lawyer Caryma Sa’d posted the image to social media that has been edited to obscure the gesture. Sa'd said the photo was taken in an interaction between Janes and her videographer.
A Liberal supporter, Matt Janes from St. Thomas, gives two middle fingers to the camera outside an election rally in Brantford on Friday, April 19, 2025. Journalist and lawyer Caryma Sa’d posted the image to social media that has been edited to obscure the gesture. Sa'd said the photo was taken in an interaction between Janes and her videographer.
The online backlash against a London-area Liberal campaign volunteer who was photographed making an obscene gesture outside a Mark Carney rally is unacceptable, the federal candidate for whom he’s working says.
David Goodwin is running for the Liberals in Elgin-St. Thomas-London South and in a statement sent to The Free Press defended the volunteer, Matt Janes, who has been pilloried on social media over the picture of him giving a photographer two middle fingers.
“I strongly condemn the harassment that a small group of toxic ideologues has inflicted on Matt, his family, and the residents, business owners and community organizations of Elgin-St. Thomas-London South,” Goodwin said, noting Janes has faced “threatening calls and emails.”
Goodwin attributed the backlash to “far-right idealogues.” The photo, published by journalist/lawyer Caryma Sa’d, has framed Janes as emblematic of what critics call the Liberal party’s indifference to the struggles of young people. He’s been dubbed the “Brantford boomer” in reference to the rally’s location and his age in the Baby Boom generation.
Railway City Brewing Co., a St. Thomas brewery that formerly included Janes as a partner, issued a statement this week distancing itself from him. Goodwin said a yarn shop Janes formerly ran was also targeted along with community groups where Janes and his wife volunteered.
In a statement to The Free Press earlier this week, Janes said he was in line at the Carney rally in Brantford when he and other supporters encountered what he called a “vulgar F*** Carney crowd” that was “harassing and shouting obscenities” including calling the Liberal supporters “pedophiles.”
In an interview, Sa’d said that account is substantially accurate. The gesture was directed at a videographer working with Sa’d, though they weren’t part of the anti-Carney protesters, she said.
The reaction by Janes was captured in the photo, which then ricocheted across social media.
In his Friday statement, Goodwin didn’t condone Janes’ response but said: “In the face of this sustained harassment, Matt ultimately gave ‘the double bird’ to his harassers.”
Goodwin added:“(Janes) has been a wonderful volunteer for my election campaign, mostly by delivering pamphlets to residents’ mailboxes.”
He called on Conservative opponent Andrew Lawton to “strongly disavow the far-right ideologues in this scenario, and their despicable behaviour against the decent, hardworking people of Elgin-St. Thomas-London South.”
Goodwin continued: “(Lawton) says he’s denounced his well-documented habit of insulting multiple groups on podcasts, on air and online. But Mr. Lawton has been largely absent throughout this campaign, avoiding protesters, most public events and opportunities to be accountable to the people he wants to represent.”
In an email response to Free Press questions, Lawton said he and his team “have knocked on tens of thousands of doors” and counting.
“We have run a positive campaign focused on ideas and the need for change in this country,” Lawton said. “Any assertion otherwise is false. My opponent understandably wants to talk about anything other than his Liberal government’s disastrous record.”
Lawton is married to a Free Press employee.
Elgin-St. Thomas-London South is a vacant seat, with longtime Conservative MP Karen Vecchio opting to not seek re-election. In addition to Goodwin and Lawton, the ballot includes Paul Pighin (NDP) and Stephen Campbell (People’s Party).
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Liberal candidate defends campaign worker amid middle-finger photo fallout
“I strongly condemn the harassment that a small group of toxic ideologues has inflicted on Matt (Janes)."
Fake election posters spring up around Montreal
Your eyes aren’t playing tricks on you: those are cats.
Author of the article:Montreal Gazette
Montreal Gazette
Published Apr 26, 2025 • Last updated 20 hours ago • < 1 minute read
Election posters featuring cat candidates from Café Chat L'Heureux were posted along McGill College Ave. in Montreal on Friday, April 25, 2025.
Election posters featuring cat candidates from Café Chat L'Heureux were posted along McGill College Ave. in Montreal on Friday, April 25, 2025. Allen McInnis/Montreal Gazette
It has been a tight race between Pistache and Théodore, with Charli, Basil and Luzerne trailing behind in the polls.
At first glance, their posters look like any other campaign sign — a common sight in Montreal as the federal election nears. But these faces are feline, not human.
Election posters featuring cat candidates from Café Chat L’Heureux were posted along McGill College Ave. in Montreal on Friday, April 25, 2025.
The spoof election posters were spotted across the city this week, including in downtown Montreal.
Election posters featuring cat candidates from Café Chat L’Heureux were posted along McGill College Ave. in Montreal on Friday, April 25, 2025.
They were created by Café Chat L’Heureux, a restaurant-café in Montreal’s Plateau neighbourhood where patrons can enjoy the company of free-roaming cats while they sip their coffee.
Election posters featuring cat candidates from Café Chat L’Heureux were posted along McGill College Ave. in Montreal on Friday, April 25, 2025.
The café pulled a similar stunt during the federal election in 2021.
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Your eyes aren’t playing tricks on you: those are cats.
Author of the article:Montreal Gazette
Montreal Gazette
Published Apr 26, 2025 • Last updated 20 hours ago • < 1 minute read
Election posters featuring cat candidates from Café Chat L'Heureux were posted along McGill College Ave. in Montreal on Friday, April 25, 2025.
Election posters featuring cat candidates from Café Chat L'Heureux were posted along McGill College Ave. in Montreal on Friday, April 25, 2025. Allen McInnis/Montreal Gazette
It has been a tight race between Pistache and Théodore, with Charli, Basil and Luzerne trailing behind in the polls.
At first glance, their posters look like any other campaign sign — a common sight in Montreal as the federal election nears. But these faces are feline, not human.
Election posters featuring cat candidates from Café Chat L’Heureux were posted along McGill College Ave. in Montreal on Friday, April 25, 2025.
The spoof election posters were spotted across the city this week, including in downtown Montreal.
Election posters featuring cat candidates from Café Chat L’Heureux were posted along McGill College Ave. in Montreal on Friday, April 25, 2025.
They were created by Café Chat L’Heureux, a restaurant-café in Montreal’s Plateau neighbourhood where patrons can enjoy the company of free-roaming cats while they sip their coffee.
Election posters featuring cat candidates from Café Chat L’Heureux were posted along McGill College Ave. in Montreal on Friday, April 25, 2025.
The café pulled a similar stunt during the federal election in 2021.
Fake cat election campaign posters in Montreal go viral - Montreal | Globalnews.ca
"Someone in Montreal is replacing photos of candidates with cats and I really don't mind," one tweet read.
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Kitty candidates: Fake election posters spring up around Montreal
Kitty candidates- Fake election posters spring up around Montreal
Is their campaign slogan "Pussy for Parliament"?Fake election posters spring up around Montreal
Your eyes aren’t playing tricks on you: those are cats.
Author of the article:Montreal Gazette
Montreal Gazette
Published Apr 26, 2025 • Last updated 20 hours ago • < 1 minute read
Election posters featuring cat candidates from Café Chat L'Heureux were posted along McGill College Ave. in Montreal on Friday, April 25, 2025.
Election posters featuring cat candidates from Café Chat L'Heureux were posted along McGill College Ave. in Montreal on Friday, April 25, 2025. Allen McInnis/Montreal Gazette
It has been a tight race between Pistache and Théodore, with Charli, Basil and Luzerne trailing behind in the polls.
At first glance, their posters look like any other campaign sign — a common sight in Montreal as the federal election nears. But these faces are feline, not human.
Election posters featuring cat candidates from Café Chat L’Heureux were posted along McGill College Ave. in Montreal on Friday, April 25, 2025.
The spoof election posters were spotted across the city this week, including in downtown Montreal.
Election posters featuring cat candidates from Café Chat L’Heureux were posted along McGill College Ave. in Montreal on Friday, April 25, 2025.
They were created by Café Chat L’Heureux, a restaurant-café in Montreal’s Plateau neighbourhood where patrons can enjoy the company of free-roaming cats while they sip their coffee.
Election posters featuring cat candidates from Café Chat L’Heureux were posted along McGill College Ave. in Montreal on Friday, April 25, 2025.
The café pulled a similar stunt during the federal election in 2021.
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"Someone in Montreal is replacing photos of candidates with cats and I really don't mind," one tweet read.Kitty candidates: Fake election posters spring up around Montreal
Kitty candidates- Fake election posters spring up around Montreal
We had that already. Trump grabbed Canada by the pussy and it quit on Jan 6.
Why does Elections Canada use paper ballots and hand-counting?
Before the federal election, Elections Canada says paper ballots provide the best "efficiency and security."
Author of the article:Glenda Luymes
Published Apr 27, 2025 • Last updated 15 hours ago • 4 minute read
As more provinces and cities use electronic tabulators to speed up vote counts, Elections Canada has opted to stick with a low-tech method before the federal election: The hand count.
This came as a surprise to some people voting at advance polls in B.C., where tabulators were used for the first time during October’s provincial election. Poll workers handed out ballots while fielding comments about voting technology.
While Elections Canada has studied the issue, and recognizes automatic ballot-counting machines are “successfully and securely used in some other jurisdictions in Canada and around the world,” there are several reasons it hasn’t made the switch — at least, not yet.
James Hale, B.C. media spokesman for Elections Canada, said the use of paper ballots and hand-counting at polling stations remains the best approach because of its “efficiency and security.”
Elections Canada will continue to study the issue and report “any significant findings” to Parliament so it can make decisions about how Canadians vote in federal elections, he said.
Postmedia News spoke to several experts about what might be behind Elections Canada’s decision to continue with a system that some find “old-fashioned:”
A ‘paper trail’
There is a big difference between electronic tabulators and electronic voting machines — both of which are in use in various democracies around the world, said Chris Tenove, an instructor and research associate at the University of B.C.’s School of Public Policy and Global Affairs.
While tabulators, which were used in B.C. for the first time in October, simply count paper votes, some electronic voting machines don’t provide a paper record.
Tenove said a “paper trail” is important as it provides a concrete record of a person’s vote and can be used in judicial recounts, which are typically done by hand.
In the U.S., electronic voting was seen as a solution to the problem of “hanging chads” in the aftermath of the 2000 presidential election. In the close contest between George W. Bush and Al Gore, election officials were focused on the tiny pieces of paper that sometimes remained attached to ballots by punch-card voting machines. The controversy caused some U.S. states to move to paperless “direct recording electronic machines.”
But the technology created a new set of headaches for election officials. Fears about hacking and false claims of voter fraud quickly eroded trust in the system.
From about 2000 onward, paperless voting has decreased in popularity. According to a Reuters report, only about seven per cent of U.S. voters in 2022 voted using electronic machines, down from 22 per cent in 2016. About 70 per cent of U.S. voters hand-marked their ballots in 2022, which were counted using an electronic scanner.
Tenove said election integrity must exist, but it also has to be “believed in.” While electronic tabulators can make counting faster and more efficient without sacrificing the paper record, it seems “we’re not quite there yet as a public.”
The best way to ‘maintain trust’
Elections Canada may not be focused solely on the security of voting technology in its decision to maintain hand-counting, said Heidi Tworek, a professor of history and public policy at UBC. It may also be looking at how to ensure people trust the integrity of Canada’s voting system.
“Hand-counting appears to be the best way to maintain trust in the federal election,” she said.
But Tworek said even paper voting can be used by those who wish to “inject distrust,” pointing to recent posts on X encouraging people to bring a pen to their polling station to avoid the possibility of ballot tampering.
Elections Canada has dismissed the claim that a ballot marked in pencil could be smudged or erased. Poll workers are required by law to provide voters with black-lead pencils, but a pen is allowed as well.
Tworek said hand-counting provides a simple, transparent way for candidates or their agents to observe the counting process.
Before the count, election workers close the doors of the voting place, according to Elections Canada. No one is allowed to enter or leave. The counter counts the number of electors who voted, the number of spoiled ballots and unused ballots. Then each ballot is unfolded and the name marked on it is read aloud for everyone to hear. Staff tally up the votes, which are then recorded in a computer program that securely sends the information to Elections Canada’s main office.
Tworek said the “old-fashioned” hand-count, observed by scrutineers of all political stripes, remains a good way to maintain trust.
‘Healthy vigilance’ is key
Tenove said “healthy vigilance” has created a strong voting system in Canada.
“Our system is solid because people were skeptical over the years and looked for ways people could cheat and dealt with them,” he said.
Aleksander Essex, an associate professor of software engineering at Western University in London, Ont., said it might be more helpful to ask why provinces have adopted voting technology, rather than why Elections Canada has not.
“Election Canada’s method is the baseline,” he said
Essex said arguments that technology might help cut costs or be easier to administer are secondary to the question of whether it would provide a better way of furthering democratic goals.
He said if Elections Canada decided to move to online voting in the future, which might further democracy by make voting more accessible to everyone, it would likely require billions of dollars in infrastructure to make the system secure from cyberattacks.
With paper ballots and hand-counting, there is “less place for things to go seriously wrong.”
gluymes@postmedia.com
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Before the federal election, Elections Canada says paper ballots provide the best "efficiency and security."
Author of the article:Glenda Luymes
Published Apr 27, 2025 • Last updated 15 hours ago • 4 minute read
As more provinces and cities use electronic tabulators to speed up vote counts, Elections Canada has opted to stick with a low-tech method before the federal election: The hand count.
This came as a surprise to some people voting at advance polls in B.C., where tabulators were used for the first time during October’s provincial election. Poll workers handed out ballots while fielding comments about voting technology.
While Elections Canada has studied the issue, and recognizes automatic ballot-counting machines are “successfully and securely used in some other jurisdictions in Canada and around the world,” there are several reasons it hasn’t made the switch — at least, not yet.
James Hale, B.C. media spokesman for Elections Canada, said the use of paper ballots and hand-counting at polling stations remains the best approach because of its “efficiency and security.”
Elections Canada will continue to study the issue and report “any significant findings” to Parliament so it can make decisions about how Canadians vote in federal elections, he said.
Postmedia News spoke to several experts about what might be behind Elections Canada’s decision to continue with a system that some find “old-fashioned:”
A ‘paper trail’
There is a big difference between electronic tabulators and electronic voting machines — both of which are in use in various democracies around the world, said Chris Tenove, an instructor and research associate at the University of B.C.’s School of Public Policy and Global Affairs.
While tabulators, which were used in B.C. for the first time in October, simply count paper votes, some electronic voting machines don’t provide a paper record.
Tenove said a “paper trail” is important as it provides a concrete record of a person’s vote and can be used in judicial recounts, which are typically done by hand.
In the U.S., electronic voting was seen as a solution to the problem of “hanging chads” in the aftermath of the 2000 presidential election. In the close contest between George W. Bush and Al Gore, election officials were focused on the tiny pieces of paper that sometimes remained attached to ballots by punch-card voting machines. The controversy caused some U.S. states to move to paperless “direct recording electronic machines.”
But the technology created a new set of headaches for election officials. Fears about hacking and false claims of voter fraud quickly eroded trust in the system.
From about 2000 onward, paperless voting has decreased in popularity. According to a Reuters report, only about seven per cent of U.S. voters in 2022 voted using electronic machines, down from 22 per cent in 2016. About 70 per cent of U.S. voters hand-marked their ballots in 2022, which were counted using an electronic scanner.
Tenove said election integrity must exist, but it also has to be “believed in.” While electronic tabulators can make counting faster and more efficient without sacrificing the paper record, it seems “we’re not quite there yet as a public.”
The best way to ‘maintain trust’
Elections Canada may not be focused solely on the security of voting technology in its decision to maintain hand-counting, said Heidi Tworek, a professor of history and public policy at UBC. It may also be looking at how to ensure people trust the integrity of Canada’s voting system.
“Hand-counting appears to be the best way to maintain trust in the federal election,” she said.
But Tworek said even paper voting can be used by those who wish to “inject distrust,” pointing to recent posts on X encouraging people to bring a pen to their polling station to avoid the possibility of ballot tampering.
Elections Canada has dismissed the claim that a ballot marked in pencil could be smudged or erased. Poll workers are required by law to provide voters with black-lead pencils, but a pen is allowed as well.
Tworek said hand-counting provides a simple, transparent way for candidates or their agents to observe the counting process.
Before the count, election workers close the doors of the voting place, according to Elections Canada. No one is allowed to enter or leave. The counter counts the number of electors who voted, the number of spoiled ballots and unused ballots. Then each ballot is unfolded and the name marked on it is read aloud for everyone to hear. Staff tally up the votes, which are then recorded in a computer program that securely sends the information to Elections Canada’s main office.
Tworek said the “old-fashioned” hand-count, observed by scrutineers of all political stripes, remains a good way to maintain trust.
‘Healthy vigilance’ is key
Tenove said “healthy vigilance” has created a strong voting system in Canada.
“Our system is solid because people were skeptical over the years and looked for ways people could cheat and dealt with them,” he said.
Aleksander Essex, an associate professor of software engineering at Western University in London, Ont., said it might be more helpful to ask why provinces have adopted voting technology, rather than why Elections Canada has not.
“Election Canada’s method is the baseline,” he said
Essex said arguments that technology might help cut costs or be easier to administer are secondary to the question of whether it would provide a better way of furthering democratic goals.
He said if Elections Canada decided to move to online voting in the future, which might further democracy by make voting more accessible to everyone, it would likely require billions of dollars in infrastructure to make the system secure from cyberattacks.
With paper ballots and hand-counting, there is “less place for things to go seriously wrong.”
gluymes@postmedia.com
Technologies in the Voting process: An Overview of Emerging Trends and Initiatives (Research Note)
Technologies in the Voting Process: An Overview of Emerging Trends and Initiatives (Research Note)
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Low-tech vote: Why does Elections Canada use paper ballots and hand-counting?
As more provinces and cities use electronic tabulators to speed up vote counts, Elections Canada has opted to stick with the hand-count.
In Ontario provincial and municipal elections our ballot goes into a machine (that looks a lot like a shredder) and is electronically counted. Has been done for years. Never heard of issues. I don't think it is connected to the internet.
I don't remeber seeing those counting mavhines before this past election.
I for sure have seen them when voting for city stuff. Thought it was last provincial too. Not 100% sure.
For civic they make sense. Civic usually has multiple ballots. Mayor, council, school board etc.
Lots of places don't have a reliable enough internet connection to work. Ditto for cellular, including satellite.