How are federal candidates spending the final two weeks of the campaign?

VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Voting day in the federal election is exactly two weeks away. It’s crunch time for candidates across the country.

Vancouver city councillor Adriane Carr ran for the Green Party in a pair of federal elections and says the last few weeks are all about interacting with people.

“At this point in the campaign, it’s all about voter contact. There’s usually a flurry of all-candidate meetings. So, you attend those, usually in the evenings,” says Carr.

She tells us she spent her days trying to meet as many people as possible.

“I’d stand on a busy route. I’d have people around me with signs. I’d be handing out my literature [and] voting buttons, informing people about where they can vote, encouraging them to get other people to go and vote,” says Carr.

“Every morning from 7:30 to 9, every afternoon over the lunch hour and every rush hour, I was out meeting and greeting people on the sidewalks.”

She says candidates need to stay visible right until the last minute.

But as for old-fashioned door-knocking, Carr says there’s a better option. “It’s all about the street campaign because you can shake a lot more hands standing on a street corner as people go by compared to going door-to-door at this point in the campaign.”

She notes it’s important to be completely briefed on all issues, in case a candidate is quizzed by a well-informed voter on a busy street in front of a crowd.