CTV Winnipeg: ‘This is unacceptable’: Polling station problems prompt calls for investigation

The riding of Churchill-Keewatinook Aski in northern Manitoba, for example, only saw 43 per cent of eligible voters in that region cast their ballots.

Sean Carleton, a professor of history and Indigenous studies at the University of Manitoba, say those living in northern and remote communities face a lot of barriers when it comes to voting.

“There is a long history of Inuit people having uneven access to being able to cast their ballot. Extra steps are needed to ensure that everyone that wants to cast their ballot, has the ability to do so,” he says. “We need to learn from these issues.”

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