Tight U.S. election could be decided by Americans in Canada: ex-U.S. envoy – National [Video]

The razor-thin U.S. presidential race between U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump could be decided by American voters living abroad in countries like Canada, a former envoy says.

Bruce Heyman, a Democrat who served as U.S. ambassador to Canada under the Obama administration, says a large number of voters from vital swing states like Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin that could decide the Nov. 5 election live just across the border in Canada.

The latest FiveThirtyEight polling averages in those states and others show Harris and Trump are separated by a fraction of a percentage point, making every vote consequential.

“I’m just appealing, please, Americans in Canada, please, if you have been registered to vote (and have received an absentee ballot), you need to get your ballot back, because with just one short week to go we need to make sure it’s received in the mail,” Heyman told Mercedes Stephenson in an interview that aired Sunday on The West Block.