Trudeau government’s belated commitment to election law reform

One of the most disappointing features of the bill is that it does not bring parties under privacy laws, but instead, allows them to regulate their own behaviour, writes a professor at the University of Manitoba.

Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould pictured at a committee meeting to discuss Bill C-76, the government's electoral reform bill, before the House rose for the summer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY PAUL G. THOMAS

June 25, 2018

The recent introduction by the Trudeau government of Bill C-76 that is meant to overhaul Canada’s Election Act raises the question: is a belated commitment to improving electoral democracy better than no commitment at all? The answer has to be yes, of course. Howev...

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