Elections Canada faces tough choices as it braces for possible election amid pandemic

Elections Canada readily admitted that there is no enabling legislative measure in Canada to deal with the holding of elections during emergencies and that now they are entering into 'uncharted' waters.

Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault, pictured with Grade 5 students in Ottawa, for a mock vote ahead of the 2019 federal election. Elections Canada set up a working group charged with preparing for a general election in 'pandemic circumstances' in an effort to examine their options and whether alternative voting through mail-in ballots could be an alternative.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY Ken Rubin

May 29, 2020

With the pandemic crisis still underway, getting the personnel and other resources needed for the next federal election, and for byelections, could be “negatively” impacted. That's what Elections Canada documents, revealed t...

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