Page: 4 [8] If the election is held on Shemini Atzeret, Ms. Aryeh-Bain, who is a candidate for the Conservative Party in her riding, must refrain from voting and campaigning during that period. will be unable to vote on election day or otherwise be involved in the election on that day. [9] In addition to polling day being on Shemini Atzeret, two of the advanced polling days conflict with either the Sabbath (October 12) or the festival of Sukkot (October 14), both of which are also Jewish holidays. The last day to obtain a special ballot (October 15) also falls on Sukkot. [10] As a result of these conflicts, the ability of Orthodox Jewish voters and Orthodox Jewish candidates to participate in activities leading up to the election and on polling day itself will be restricted. [11] In her Affidavit, Ms. Aryeh-Bain states that these restrictions will specifically impact her candidacy because 20% of the Eglinton-Lawrence riding is Jewish, including at least 5,000 Orthodox Jewish voters. It is considered a very competitive riding with a historically small margin of victory. [12] As such, the Applicants have requested that the CEO recommend a change in the date of the election as contemplated by subsection 56.2(4) of the CEA. 2019 FC 964 (CanLII) Similarly, Mr. Walfish and other Orthodox Jewish voters (estimated to be 75,000 nationwide)