We just conducted parallel elections in the three elections that took place—in B.C., Saskatchewan, and the municipal elections in Nova Scotia. We missed New Brunswick because it was the first Friday and the return to school.
Here's an interesting comparison. In British Columbia—which, in the last federal election had over 200,000 kids participate and over 80% of all schools registered to participate—we had a smaller percentage of schools register. Remember, this was also a snap election. We ended up with just under 90,000 students participating. What's interesting is that in Saskatchewan we had 24,000 students participate in the municipal elections. That was higher than in our previous provincial election.
Probably one of the biggest things for us that will impact our turnout is whether the election falls within the school year calendar. There are some implications around that, with the length of the campaign and things like this. Beyond that, it is what is going on in the education system. All of us from different parts of the country would realize this is being affected differently by the pandemic.