>> woman: I AM PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS ELECTION BECAUSE
ELECTION BECAUSE I FEEL THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT
ARE SEEING TH
THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE SEEING THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS
OF THE CURRE
ARE SEEING THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF THE CURRENT PERSON IN POWER.
WE CAN'T SIT BACK ANYMORE.
>> Reporter: HEATHER PETERSON IS
AN AMERICAN LIVING IN ST.
CATHARINES, ONTARIO.
CATHARINES, ONTARIO. JUST THREE MONTHS AGO SHE HE
CATHARINES, ONTARIO. JUST THREE MONTHS AGO SHE HELPED
TO CREATE A BRAND-NEW CHAPTER OF
SOMETHING CALLED "DEMOCRATS
ABROAD CANADA."
ABROAD CANADA." HER GO
ABROAD CANADA." HER GOAL?
HER GOAL?
HER GOAL? GET AS MANY O
HER GOAL? GET AS MANY OF TH
HER GOAL? GET AS MANY OF THE 600,000
AMERICANS ON THIS SIDE OF THE
BORDER TO VOTE FOR JOE BIDEN.
>> WHAT'S ON THE BALLOT FOR ME
THIS TIME AROUND IS VOTING FOR
WOMEN'S RIGHTS, BLACK RIGHTS,
GAY RIGHTS.
GAY RIGHTS. JUST SEEING THIS DARK CLOUD OVER
EVERYTHING, I WISH THAT THERE
WAS SOMETHING BRIGHTER IN THE
WORLD AGAIN.
WORLD AGAIN. >> Reporter: ANOTHER FOUR YEARS
OF THE CURRENT G
>> Reporter: ANOTHER FOUR YEARS OF THE CURRENT GOVERNMENT IN THE
UNITED STATES, WHAT WOULD THAT
MEAN TO YOU?
>> I DON'T WANT TO T
MEAN TO YOU? >> I DON'T WANT TO THINK ABOUT
IT.
IT.
IT. >>
IT. >> Reporter: WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
>> WHAT DO I MEAN?
I JUST CAN'T -- I'M SO BROKEN
THAT I CAN'T -- I JUST HAVE A
FEAR THAT IF I
THAT I CAN'T -- I JUST HAVE A FEAR THAT IF IT CONTINUES DOWN
THIS PATH THAT WE W
FEAR THAT IF IT CONTINUES DOWN THIS PATH THAT WE WON'T BE ABLE
TO UNDO IT ANYMORE.
>> Reporter: THERE'S NO DENYING
HEATHER'S PASSIO
>> Reporter: THERE'S NO DENYING HEATHER'S PASSION.
HEATHER'S PASSION. BUT WILL SHE CONVINCE MORE
PEOPLE TO VOTE?
COULD THE VOTES CAS
PEOPLE TO VOTE? COULD THE VOTES CAST IN CANADA
ACTUALLY SWING THE U.S.
ELECTION?
ELECTION?
ELECTION? >> IN THE HISTORY OF ELECTIONS,
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE ALWAYS HEARD
THIS IS THE MOST CRITICAL, THIS
IS THE MOST CRITICAL.
THIS IS THE MOST CRITICAL.
AMERICAN DEMOCRACY IS ON THE
BALLOT THIS TIME AROUND.
>> Reporter: MEET STEVE NARDY,
HE'S THE CHAIR OF DEMOCRATS
ABROAD CANADA, AND HE TELLS ME
THAT FOUR YEARS AGO AROUND
30,000 VOTES IN TOTAL WERE CAST
FROM CANADA.
FROM CANADA. HE'S WORKING TO DOUBLE THAT.
>> WITH 35 DAYS OUT FROM THE
ELECTION MY LIFE IS HEADS DOWN
FOCUSED ON THIS GAME.
>> Reporter: STEVE IS SO
COMMITTED TO WINNING TH
>> Reporter: STEVE IS SO COMMITTED TO WINNING THIS
ELECTION BECAUSE IT'S BECOME
PERSONAL FOR HIM.
WHAT'S AT STAKE FOR YOU?
>> SORRY.
>> SORRY.
>> SORRY. >> Reporter: IT'S OKAY.
>> THERE'S A LOT THERE FOR ME
BECAUSE I'M THE O
>> THERE'S A LOT THERE FOR ME BECAUSE I'M THE ONLY DE
>> THERE'S A LOT THERE FOR ME BECAUSE I'M THE ONLY DEMOCRAT IN
MY FAMILY.
MY FAMILY. WHAT'S AT STAKE FOR ME.
>> Reporter: TELL ME WHAT YOU
ARE FEEL SOMETHI
>> Reporter: TELL ME WHAT YOU ARE FEEL SOMETHING.
>> MY FAMILY.
>> Reporter: YOUR FAM
>> MY FAMILY. >> Reporter: YOUR FAMILY.
>> BECAUSE IT'S BEEN PRETTY
CONTENTIOUS.
CONTENTIOUS. I MEAN I CALLED MY FATHER AND
ALL I SAID IS THAT WHAT CONCERNS
ME IS THE UNBOTTLING THE HAT
ALL I SAID IS THAT WHAT CONCERNS ME IS THE UNBOTTLING THE HATE
THAT THIS PERSON HAS SEEMED TO
UNCORK.
UNCORK.
UNCORK. >> Reporter: TRUMP?
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. AND HE YELLED AT ME FOR 20
MINUTES.
MINUTES.
MINUTES. THAT BREAKS MY HEART.
>> Reporter: STEVE WAS
CAUTIOUSL
>> Reporter: STEVE WAS CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC THAT HE'LL
GET THE WIN THAT H
CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC THAT HE'LL GET THE WIN THAT HE W
CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC THAT HE'LL GET THE WIN THAT HE WANTS SO
BADLY.
BADLY.
BADLY. BUT LET'S NOT FORGET T
BADLY. BUT LET'S NOT FORGET THAT THERE
ARE TWO HORSES IN THIS RACE.
WHO ARE YOU VOTING FO
ARE TWO HORSES IN THIS RACE. WHO ARE YOU VOTING FOR AND
WHERE?
WHERE?
WHERE? >>
WHERE? >> THAT'S A SECRET BALLOT, BUT I
VOTE IN CALIFORNIA AND, WELL, I
GUESS I LEAVE IT TO YOU TO
FIGURE OUT WHO I VOTED FOR.
>> Reporter: HE'S THE CHAIRMAN
OF REPUBLI
>> Reporter: HE'S THE CHAIRMAN OF REPUBLICANS OVERSEAS.
HE ADMITS THEY'RE NOT DOING AS
MUCH IN CANADA TO GE
HE ADMITS THEY'RE NOT DOING AS MUCH IN CANADA TO GET OUT THE
VOTE AS DEMOCRATS, BU
MUCH IN CANADA TO GET OUT THE VOTE AS DEMOCRATS, BUT HE'S NOT
THAT WORRI
VOTE AS DEMOCRATS, BUT HE'S NOT THAT WORRIED.
THAT WORRIED. >> THE DEMOCRATS HAVE REALLY
BEEN MOTIVATED BECAUSE THEY HAVE
A FEAR THAT PEOPLE AREN'T G
BEEN MOTIVATED BECAUSE THEY HAVE A FEAR THAT PEOPLE AREN'T GOING
TO VOTE.
TO VOTE.
TO VOTE. THEY'RE COMING UP FROM BEHIND AT
THIS POINT AND TRYING TO WI
THEY'RE COMING UP FROM BEHIND AT THIS POINT AND TRYING TO WIN
THIS ELECTION.
THIS ELECTION. SO AND YOU'RE ASKING WHY THEY'RE
VERY ACTIVE, THAT'S ALMOST -- IN
ITSELF IT'S AN ADMISSION THAT
THEY HAVE A LOT OF WORK T
ITSELF IT'S AN ADMISSION THAT THEY HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO WIN
THIS THING.
THIS THING. >> Reporter: THE DEMOCRATS THINK
THEY CAN MAKE A DIF
>> Reporter: THE DEMOCRATS THINK THEY CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN
THIS BATTL
THEY CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THIS BATTLEGROUND.
THIS BATTLEGROUND. DO YOU AGREE?
>> I THINK THAT THE
DO YOU AGREE? >> I THINK THAT THEY'RE TRYI
DO YOU AGREE? >> I THINK THAT THEY'RE TRYING
BUT THERE'S SO MANY REPUB
>> I THINK THAT THEY'RE TRYING BUT THERE'S SO MANY REPUBLICANS
EVERYWHERE THAT ARE GOING TO
VOTE THAT WANT THE CURRENT
GOVERNMENT THAT IS AS MUCH AS
THEY TRY, TH
GOVERNMENT THAT IS AS MUCH AS THEY TRY, THEY'RE GOING TO FALL
SHORT.
SHORT.
SHORT. >>
SHORT. >> Reporter: BUT NOT EVERY
REPUBLICAN IN CANADA IS THAT
CONFIDENT.
CONFIDENT. MEET GEORGE BURKE.
>> IT WORRIES ME THA
MEET GEORGE BURKE. >> IT WORRIES ME THAT
REPUBLICANS ARE A LOT LESS
ACTIVE IN CANADA
REPUBLICANS ARE A LOT LESS ACTIVE IN CANADA.
IT WORRI
ACTIVE IN CANADA. IT WORRIES ME A LOT.
I'M A SUPPOR
IT WORRIES ME A LOT. I'M A SUPPORTER OF TRUMP.
>> Reporter: HE KNOWS HOW CLOSE
THIS CLAIS IS, ESPECIALLY IN
FLORIDA.
FLORIDA.
FLORIDA. >> I'M HOPING THAT MY VOTE IN
FLORIDA ACTUALLY IS -- I DON'T
KNOW -- WIN BY ONE V
FLORIDA ACTUALLY IS -- I DON'T KNOW -- WIN BY ONE VOTE?
MAYBE HE'LL WIN BY ONE VOTE AND
MAYBE THAT ONE VOTE WILL BE
MINE.
MINE.
MINE. I'M
MINE. I'M JUST FEARFUL T
MINE. I'M JUST FEARFUL THAT IF THE
DEMOCRATS ARE IN POWER THEY WILL
UNDO ALL OF THE GOOD THINGS --
AND THERE ARE MANY GOOD THINGS
THAT DONALD TRUMP HAS DONE OVER
THE FOUR YEARS -- I T
THAT DONALD TRUMP HAS DONE OVER THE FOUR YEARS -- I THINK THEY
WILL UNDO THE
THE FOUR YEARS -- I THINK THEY WILL UNDO THEM.
I THINK THEY'LL HURT THE
ECONOMY.
ECONOMY.
ECONOMY. I THINK THEY WILL CONTINUE TO
DIVIDE THE COUNTRY.
SO I AM EXTREMELY WORRIED.
THIS IS WITHOUT A QUESTION FOR
ME TH
THIS IS WITHOUT A QUESTION FOR ME THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT
ELECTION OF MY LIFETIME.
>> Reporter: AND ON THAT POINT
THE REPUBLICANS AND DEMOC
>> Reporter: AND ON THAT POINT THE REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS
AGREE.
AGREE.
AGREE. IT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT ELECTION
FOR HEATHER TOO.
WHAT ARE YOU HO
FOR HEATHER TOO. WHAT ARE YOU HOLDING AND WHAT
DOES IT MEAN TO YOU?
>> THIS IS MY VOTE FOR THIS
YEAR'S ELE
>> THIS IS MY VOTE FOR THIS YEAR'S ELECTION.
YEAR'S ELECTION. IT M
YEAR'S ELECTION. IT MEANS -- IT MEANS CHANGE.
>> Reporter: NICK PURDON, CBC
NEWS, ST. C
>> Reporter: NICK PURDON, CBC NEWS, ST. CATHARINES,