Talk Elections

(this is an unrealistic scenario, but one that I thought might be an interesting game)

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Scenario
After leading the Liberal Party to a majority government in 2015, Justin Trudeau's government goes through with changing the way Canadians vote. However does so in an unexpected manner, in May of 2018 a constitutional amendment is passed making Canada a Republic.

Canadian Elections are now fought under a fixed four year term starting in 2019, with a separately elected House of Commons and Senate.


Structure 
The Canadian House contains 338 members, the same as before. Meanwhile the Senate is elected but while officially Non-Partisan contains obvious partisan ties. Their are 53 Senators, 5 from each Province and one from each territory(they serve a 6 year term). The President replaces both the PM and Governor General  as the Head of Government and State. The President serves a fixed 4 year term (they are not term limited) and has much the same power as the USA President would have. All races including for the Presidency use IRV, Elections for President are only based on the PV.   

The 2019 Election-
Entering 2019 President Justin Trudeau is preparing for Re-Election and may still be challenged in the primary , while the Conservatives and NDP have wide open fields for their nominee. Potential Candidates may be for the NDP
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_New_Democratic_Party_leadership_election (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_New_Democratic_Party_leadership_election)

For the Conservatives https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservative_Party_of_Canada_leadership_election,_2017 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservative_Party_of_Canada_leadership_election,_2017)

For the Liberals
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal_Party_of_Canada_leadership_election,_2013 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal_Party_of_Canada_leadership_election,_2013)

Here is the complete list of MP's
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_House_members_of_the_42nd_Parliament_of_Canada (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_House_members_of_the_42nd_Parliament_of_Canada)

I will continue the introduction on the next post

This is an interesting idea.

I shall be Maxime Bernier.

Rules
Turn 1 November 15th 2018 (based on cxs018's rules)

To Sign up, post your announcement speech in this thread, it can be a few lines to a few paragraphs, as long as it makes it clear you are running for President.

PM for any endorsements. Please note a maximum of 5 endorsements per turn, endorsements start this turn.  

Post your campaign activities from the time frame given.
 I will post National polls and polls of upcoming primaries at the conclusion of each turn
 I will create news stories using a random number generator  , 1-5 = negative news for a candidate, 46-50 = positive news for a candidate, 6-45 = no impact.

 Rules around Primaries and Delegates
All Primaries will be open to the general populace, below are the Schedule  and Delegates  awarded
all primaries are proportional, with a 15% threshold, except for Territories which are WTA.  

March 4th Saskatchewan (77)
March 12th Nova Scotia (69)
March 26th Manitoba (89) ,Alberta (269), Nunavut (2) and PEI (10)
April 8th Quebec (583)
April15th Yukon (2), North West Territories (3), New Brunswick (54), Newfoundland and Labrador (37)
April 25th Ontario (1052)
April 29th BC (324)

Liberals
  

Conservatives
Maxime Bernier-cxs018
Scott Reid- ChairmanSanchez

NDP

Other

I don't really get it. Will the parliamentary system remain in place, or is Canada becoming a full on presidential republic in the American tradition?

Or are these primaries basically leadership conventions?

Anyway, I'll take Scott Reid.

A Republic like the USA