The Council of Canadians, the Canadian Federation of Students and three individuals have filed a constitutional challenge to provisions of the Fair Elections Act that prevent voters from using their Voter Identification Card as a piece of identification on voting … Read More
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This case concerns the disenfranchisement of non-resident Canadian citizens. Subject to certain specific exceptions, under the Canada Elections Act, non-resident Canadian citizens who have lived outside Canada for five consecutive years or more are not entitled to vote in federal … Read More
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This reference concerns amendments to the B.C. Elections Act establishing new third-party spending limits in connection with provincial elections. The amendments at issue were intended by the government to address the constitutional defect identified by the B.C. Court of Appeal … Read More
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