ANALYSIS | These GTA ridings are must-wins for Conservative Party's path to victory | CBC News

CBC - 17/04
Any feasible path to victory in the federal election for Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative Party runs through the Greater Toronto Area, a region dominated by the Liberals since 2015. 

Any feasible path to victory in the federal election for Pierre Poilievre's Conservative Party runs through the Greater Toronto Area, a region dominated by the Liberals since 2015. 

There are 31 seats up for grabs in this election in the GTA, often nicknamed the 905 for its area code. These suburban cities stretching in an arc around Toronto from Burlington through Vaughan to Oshawa are home to more than 2.5 million eligible voters. 

The Conservatives came into this campaign with just four MPs in this region, so making gains here is essential to their success at the national level.

"That is the battleground," said Fred DeLorey, chair of NorthStar Public Affairs and the national campaign manager for the Conservative Party in 2021. 

DeLorey says the Conservatives have for years been consistent in making the 905 a key focus of their campaigns, and this election is no different. 

"This is the type of voter that can go either way if you tell the right message to them," he said in an interview. 

WATCH | Voters in key Ontario battleground ridings have their say: 

What's swaying voters in Ontario's tightest races?

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Duration 5:41
In the latest installment of our federal election series "Your Voice, Your Vote," CBC's Chris Glover breaks down ridings with historically right races — and speaks to residents about how those slim margins are affecting their votes.

GTA ridings were pivotal to the last federal Conservative election victory, when Stephen Harper's party formed a majority government in 2011, in large part by taking all but one seat in the region. 

The 905's electoral importance has only grown since then, with the region allotted another nine seats due to population growth. 

The GTA also matters because it's home to what campaig...
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