Americans are called to the polls today as part of a historic election which promises to be extremely close between Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump.
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Votes in seven key states will be decisive in determining who will be the 47th President of the United States.
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Here are the latest developments
10 a.m. | Ottawa says it is ready, regardless of the result
The Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, François-Philippe Champagne, indicates that the federal government is ready to begin its relationship with the person who will be elected following the election.
“No matter what happens tonight, I don’t have a crystal ball, we are better prepared,” he maintains. I think that with the work we have done, our American partners understand the strategic issue. The world is experiencing turbulence at different levels.”
“When we are with our American partners, it is always security […]the resilience of supply chains [et] a growth plan for North America,” he adds.
Despite a poll from the Angus Reid firm which indicates that Canadians believe that Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre would be better than Justin Trudeau in negotiating with Donald Trump, Mr. Champagne says he is calm.
“Honestly, let’s be realistic,” he said. He is having trouble managing his caucus. We won’t start thinking we’ll have someone who manages a relationship. We were there at the time and we said it, we have all the telephone numbers necessary to make approaches from one side or the other. We’ve been working on it for months.”
9:40 a.m. | Gatherings planned in Montreal
Many bars in the city are organizing special evenings on the sidelines of the American presidential election.
This is particularly the case at McLean’s Pub, which will divide its establishment in two in order to present tonight’s Canadiens game and election night.
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9:03 a.m. | JD Vance votes in Ohio
Donald Trump’s running mate, JD Vance, voted in the morning in his hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Kamala Harris’ running mate, Tim Walz, voted early on October 23.
8:45 a.m. | A vote under close surveillance
There are numerous security measures in several large cities in the country to avoid overflows.
In Washington, in particular, businesses on many busy streets are barricaded.
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7:00 a.m. | The two candidates neck and neck
The latest polls from American firms struggle to decide between the two candidates.
If some polls place Kamala Harris and Donald Trump on an equal footing at 49%, others give a slight lead to the Democratic candidate.
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6:00 a.m. | Opening of the first polling stations in the eastern United States
The first polling stations open their doors.
The votes of voters who cast their ballots today will be added to those of the more than 80 million Americans who have voted early or by mail in recent days.
0:00 | The first votes are counted in New Hampshire
The six voters of the small municipality of Dixville Notch are continuing a tradition dating back more than 50 years by being the first to count their votes in the country.
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