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Democratic Reform April 19th, 2013
Mr. Speaker, this is another example of the NDP saying one thing and doing another.
It was the NDP that accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars of illegal donations from unions.
We are making changes to Canada's election laws, and we will take the time to get it right.
Democratic Reform April 18th, 2013
Mr. Speaker, we are making changes to Canada's election laws and we will take the time to get it right. We are concerned about what the Supreme Court of Canada said about the Liberals' attempt to disenfranchise entitled voters and undermine the public confidence in the electoral process and the fact that the NDP accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in illegal union donations.
Democratic Reform April 18th, 2013
Mr. Speaker, we have some serious concerns over what the Supreme Court of Canada has called the Liberals' attempt to disenfranchise entitled voters and undermine public confidence in the electoral process and the fact that the NDP has accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in illegal union donations.
We are going to make changes to Canada's election laws and we are going to take the time to get it right.
La réforme démocratique April 16th, 2013
Mr. Speaker, our government is pleased to announce that it will introduce comprehensive legislation on Thursday to improve the integrity, accountability, and administration of Canada's election laws. The new legislation will respond to the motion passed by the House of Commons last year and a recommendation made by the Chief Electoral Officer, the procedure and House affairs committee, and others.
Democratic Reform April 16th, 2013
Mr. Speaker, the Conservative Party has been working with Elections Canada to get to the bottom of what happened in Guelph, and we are pleased to see that Elections Canada work has progressed this far.
As I said, our government will introduce a comprehensive elections reform proposal to increase accountability, accessibility, and integrity in Canada's election system.
Democratic Reform April 16th, 2013
Mr. Speaker, Canadians' confidence in the integrity of our election system has been challenged.
Our government will introduce comprehensive election reform proposals to increase accountability, accessibility, and integrity in Canada's elections system.
Democratic Reform April 15th, 2013
Mr. Speaker, let us talk about following the law. It was the Liberals who were investigated, fined and found guilty of making illegal robocalls, and then again, the member for Westmount—Ville-Marie said that he did make illegal robocalls. The NDP accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in illegal donations from the big union bosses and were then forced to pay it back.
As we have said before, a comprehensive proposal will be put forward in the near future.
Democratic Reform April 15th, 2013
Mr. Speaker, Canadians' confidence in the integrity of their election system has been challenged. Our government will introduce a comprehensive elections reform proposal to increase accountability, accessibility and integrity in our elections system. We will put forward our proposal in the very near future.
Elections Canada March 28th, 2013
Mr. Speaker, a report was tabled just yesterday by the Chief Electoral Officer and we are considering those recommendations to prepare our proposal on election laws. That proposal will be put forward in due course.
Elections Canada March 28th, 2013
Mr. Speaker, in light of recent events, such as the NDP accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in illegal donations from its big union bosses, we have agreed to look at reforms of election laws. The Chief Electoral Officer presented a report just yesterday, which was tabled. We are reviewing those recommendations and a comprehensive proposal will be put forward in due course.