Duguid has early lead in Winnipeg South

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By 9:45 p.m., about 50 Liberal volunteers had gathered at Nicolino’s, an Italian restaurant off Pembina Highway, to show their support for Winnipeg South candidate Terry Duguid. Drinks were being poured and the mood was high, as the room filled up.

As initial polls rolled in, volunteers energetically boo-ed or cheered – depending on what candidate flashed on screen as in the lead.

A buffet of pizza, pasta and salad fuelled the room, along with carafes of coffee (decaf and regular). Especially loud whoops went up the TV screens showed CBC News projecting the Liberals would form government, as well as when early polls showed Mark Carney in the lead in his Nepean riding.

One Liberal volunteer, Kay, who didn’t want to disclose her full name, said she feels the Liberals really excel at “celebrating what makes us uniquely Canada.” Kay, who is 21 years old and has been volunteering since the start of the election, said the camaraderie of the campaign team has been “absolutely wonderful.”

When out door-knocking, Kay said, the biggest concerns she heard from voters had to do with just the threats from the U.S. around trade and Canadian sovereignty, as well as the cost of living here in Canada.

“I was always going to vote Liberal, but once Carney came in, that gave me more of a sense of ‘this is urgent,’ and especially with the United States’ tariffs and threats,” Kay said. “I love this country so much and I believe that the Liberal party really stands for Canada.”

At 9:45 p.m., 10 of 166 polls had been reported in Winnipeg South, with Duguid in the (very early) lead, though keeping tabs on the polls minute-by-minute was challenging, as Elections Canada’s website is not functioning properly.