Bill C-16 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (expanded voting opportunities) and to make a consequential amendment to the Referendum Act

This bill was last introduced in the 39th Parliament, 2nd Session, which ended in September 2008.

Sponsor

Peter Van Loan Conservative

Status

Report stage (House), as of Dec. 10, 2007
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament often publishes better independent summaries.

This enactment amends the Canada Elections Act to increase the number of days of advance polling.

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Procedure and House Affairs Committee, on Nov. 13, 2007

Procedure and House Affairs Committee, on Nov. 15, 2007

Michel Bédard, Committee Researcher
Marc Mayrand, Chief Electoral Officer, Office of the Chief Electoral Officer
Harry Mortimer, Director, Regulatory Compliance and Reporting, Liberal Party of Canada
Éric Hébert-Daly, Federal Secretary, New Democratic Party

Procedure and House Affairs Committee, on Nov. 20, 2007

Jamey McDonald, Executive Director, Baptist General Conference of Canada
Doug Cryer, Director, Public Policy, Evangelical Fellowship of Canada
Lillian Roberts, Reverend, Ottawa Presbytery, The United Church of Canada
Ilona Dougherty, Executive Director, Apathy is Boring
Rick Anderson, Representative, Fireweed Democracy Project
Joe Foster, Chair, Federal Council, Green Party of Canada
Gilbert Gardner, General Director, Bloc Québécois

Procedure and House Affairs Committee, on Nov. 22, 2007

Clerk of the Committee, Mr. James M. Latimer
Keith Archer, Professor, Political Science, University of Calgary, As an Individual
Peter John Loewen, Research Associate, Canada Research Chair in Electoral Studies, Université de Montréal, As an Individual
Agnieszka Dobrzynska, Research Associate, Canada Research Chair in Electoral Studies, Université de Montréal, As an Individual
Ned Franks, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Queen's University, As an Individual

Procedure and House Affairs Committee, on Nov. 29, 2007

David Docherty, Dean of Arts, Wilfrid Laurier University, As an Individual
Jon Pammett, Political Science, Carleton University, As an Individual
Jean Ouellet, Chief Electoral Officer, Elections Saskatchewan
David Wilkie, Assistant Chief Electoral Officer, Elections Saskatchewan
Michel Bédard, Committee Researcher
Clerk of the Committee, Mr. James M. Latimer

Procedure and House Affairs Committee, on Dec. 6, 2007

Michèle René de Cotret, Director, Legislative Policy & Analysis, Elections Canada
Dan McDougall, Director of Operations, Legislation and House Planning, Privy Council Office
Marc Chénier, Counsel, Legislation and House Planning, Privy Council Office
David Anderson, Senior Policy Advisor, Legislation and House Planning, Privy Council Office
Michel Roussel, Senior Director, Operations, Elections Canada
Clerk of the Committee, Mr. James M. Latimer