Single Sports Betting

Q58: Will a law be passed legalizing single sports betting before the next federal election?
Yes: 25%
No: 75%
("passed" here means "receives royal assent")

Currently, bets on sports events in Canada must be on at least two games at a time; the Criminal Code prohibits betting on a single event.  A bill to allow betting on a single event was passed by the House of Commons in 2012 with all-party support.  However, the bill has been stalled in the Senate ever since.  The Ontario Minister of Finance supports the bill, but professional sports leagues are opposed.

I do not think the current bill will be passed by the Senate before the election; it has been languishing there since 2012.  There are apparently enough supporters for the vote to pass on third reading, but "no vote has been scheduled".  It is unusual for bills passed by the House to not be passed by the Senate, but, according to Sen. George Baker, “there is a good chance this will be the first time in Canadian history that a bill passed unanimously in the House of Commons could be defeated in the Senate.”