Liberals’ ‘quick fix’ to elections law in budget bill ‘unfortunate,’ but not worth going to polls over, says NDP MP Blaikie

Some MPs and experts are crying foul over changes to the Canada Elections Act in the ‘omnibus’ budget Bill C-30, which Canada’s chief electoral officer says should not be used to bring in ‘fundamental’ changes to the law.

Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu, left, and NDP MP Daniel Blaikie say the Liberals have put forth an omnibus piece of legislation in budget Bill C-30. While the NDP is likely to support it, the Conservatives have slammed the budget as a ‘massive letdown.’The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

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BY PALAK MANGAT

May 17, 2021

Changes to the Canada Elections Act should not have been included in the government’s "omnibus" budget implementation bill, say some critics, while others are calling for a broader study into misinformation rather than the bill’s “quick fix” response to a court...

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