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The Elections Act can be, and has been, amended by parliament. In a majority government with a strong whip, this means the PMO can effectively amend it as they
by dleslie 10y ago
The Elections Act can be, and has been, amended by parliament. In a majority government with a strong whip, this means the PMO can effectively amend it as they please.
The act defines how we vote, the constitution only requires that the vote method be reasonably democratic.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_3_of_the_Canadian_Charter_of_Rights_and_Freedoms#Permissible_restrictions_upon_the_right_to_vote https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_3_of_the_Canadian_Ch...