Senators push back on Liberal plan to expand voting rights for Canadians abroad

Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould says that restoring expat voting rights is the ‘right thing to do.’

Conservative Sen. Linda Frum says people who’ve lived outside of Canada for decades don’t need a personal representative in the House of Commons. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY CHARELLE EVELYN

November 28, 2018

As Senators begin their committee study of the Liberals’ elections bill, some don’t seem convinced that opening up voting rights to more Canadian citizens living abroad is the right move. Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould (Burlington, Ont.) and various officials—including election...

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