Politics This Morning: Supreme Court to rule on expats’ right to vote

The Supreme Court is set to rule this morning on the constitutional challenge over whether long-term expats have the right to vote after they've lived abroad for more than five years.

Ottawa recently passed legislation restoring their voting rights, and depending on the top court's decision, it could make it harder for successive governments to restrict the vote.The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY BEATRICE PAEZ

January 11, 2019

Happy Friday, Senior Liberal cabinet minister Scott Brison has decided to sit out the upcoming federal election. After nearly 22 years in office, longtime Nova Scotia MP said he plans to step down from his cabinet post to spend time with his family and to try his hand at a second...

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