Giving powers to CEO to appoint returning officers could cause bureaucratic patronage: Sen. Segal
The Federal Accountability Act, Bill C-2, would give Chief Electoral Officer Jean-Pierre Kingsley the power to appoint returning officers, but this could change the perceived partisan patronage appointments to a type of bureaucratic patronage, says Ontario Conservative Senator Hugh Segal.
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