I don’t like the candidates can I cast a protest vote? Answering your voting questions [Video]

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A record-breaking 7.3 million Canadians cast their ballots for the federal election in advance polls over the long weekend, according to an estimate by Elections Canada.

The non-partisan agency said based on its preliminary figures, that marks a 25 per cent increase from the 5.8 million electors who voted in advance during the 2021 federal election.

Françoise Enguehard, a regional media adviser in the Atlantic region for Elections Canada, told CBC News it’s too early to say whether the record-high turnout will lead to higher voter turnout for the election overall, but said it’s a sign that Canadians are “engaged.”

That engagement has led to many questions about voting in the Ask CBC News inbox. We’ve already answered some of the most frequently asked queries, but we’re still getting more questions.

As election day on April 28 …