Elections: Crossword at the Polls

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Across
  1. 2. The “town captain” who handles everything from potholes to parks to parades.
  2. 6. A fancy name for "your political neighborhood." It's where the voting happens. No horses required.
  3. 8. The person who hangs out in Ottawa and represents your perspective on issues like the trade, national defence, immigration
  4. 9. The tiny political group with “out-there” ideas that nobody’s heard of… yet.
  5. 10. Everyone gets one and everyone’s counts… even that one really odd neighbor.
  6. 11. People who are looking for your vote in an election.
  7. 13. The person who hangs out in Toronto and represents your perspective on issues like education, natural resources, and highways.
Down
  1. 1. The boss of a political party… the one who makes the big speeches and waves to the cameras.
  2. 3. The head honcho of Canada—basically the country’s “team captain,” but with way more meetings.
  3. 4. An event that typically happens every 4 years…and half the country argues about it for months afterward.
  4. 5. The boss of a province. Like a Prime Minister, but on “provincial difficulty mode.”
  5. 7. The “get there first, win the prize” way of voting. Come in second? Nope, try again next election.
  6. 12. The actual bosses of government representatives. They vote, complain, and sometimes throw tomatoes.