Many Canadians angry after election produces a $610M bill and not much change

This story features a voter, like you, who got in touch with us. Send us your questions about the election. We are listening: ask@cbc.ca.

The day after an expensive, mid-pandemic election, Justin Trudeau’s win has been somewhat overshadowed by angry complaints from many Canadians who say there was no point in spending millions of taxpayer dollars to elect another Liberal minority government that looks an awful lot like the last one.

While some argue the democratic process is never pointless, the $610-million price tag for the election crossed a line for many Canadians, who wrote to Ask CBC News to share their frustrations. Many called it