Fair Elections Act   and defraud our election system. It also cracks down on voter fraud by prohibiting vouching or voter information cards from being used as acceptable forms of ID. The Neufeld report, which was commissioned by Elections Canada relating to administrative deficiencies at the polls in the most

Fair Elections Act  Mr. Speaker, first of all, I would like to make it clear to the member that there would still be voter contact and the voter information cards that voters receive. I would like to make that clear to him so that misinformation is not out there. However, these voter card could

Fair Elections Act   these voter information cards, and have only a health card as the only valid piece of identification, they may be discouraged from voting because now it will be harder to verify their information. It is the responsibility of every government to make voting easier for its citizens

Fair Elections Act   fraud by prohibiting vouching or voter information cards as the only acceptable forms of ID. It would make the rules for elections clear, predictable, and easier to follow. It would ban the use of loans which are often used to evade donation rules. It would repeal the ban

Fair Elections Act   in the paperwork properly. There was no fraud, according to the court. In fact, the report the minister is using to justify these massive changes recommends widening the use of the voter information card as a valid piece of identification for all voters. Instead, the government is eliminating

Fair Elections Act   in the National Register of Electors, which is used to create the voter information cards. I think my colleague earlier made this very clear with the example of his own personal situation. The bill would put a stop to the potential for these irregularities. Fifth, the measures in the bill

Fair Elections Act   also crack down on voter fraud by prohibiting vouching or voter information cards as acceptable forms of identification. It would also make the rules for elections clear, predictable, and easier to follow. The act would also ban the use of loans used to evade donation rules

Fair Elections Act   by prohibiting the use of vouching and voter information cards as replacement for acceptable ID, something one would presume the opposition would strongly support. Studies commissioned by Elections Canada demonstrate mass irregularities in the use of vouching and high rates of inaccuracy

Fair Elections Act   to tell Canadians which pieces of identification will be accepted at the polling station so that they know what to bring with them. Thirty-nine different pieces of ID can be used to prove a voter's identity. In addition, the voter information card would no longer be considered valid

Democratic Reform  —65%—between the ages of 18 and 25 did not bother to vote last time around. Most of those who did vote used their voter information card. That will be illegal next time. How can criminalizing a practice that helps people vote be good for democracy?

Fair Elections Act   voter. Elections Canada has commissioned studies on this subject. Its own study suggests that there are massive irregularities in the use of vouching and high rates of inaccuracy on voter information cards. I know a number of my colleagues have actually spoken to this issue

Fair Elections Act   offences, and providing more than a dozen new offences to combat big money, rogue calls, and fraudulent voting. This legislation would crack down on voter fraud by prohibiting vouching or voter information cards as acceptable forms of ID; make the rules for elections clearer

Democratic Reform  Mr. Speaker, the Chief Electoral Officer's report from the last campaign says that the proportion of electors who use their voter information cards with another authorized piece of identification—for example, a hospital bracelet—to cast their vote in seniors residences and long

Democratic Reform  Mr. Speaker, it is quite the contrary. Canadians voted for many years without using the voter information card as a form of identification. It is a rather new phenomenon and a quite unsecure one. In fact, according to Elections Canada's own information, one in six people have

Democratic Reform  Mr. Speaker, the question was about seniors voting. Is the minister really suggesting that the very people who fought for our right to vote are now defrauding the system? In the same report, the Chief Electoral Officer said 62% of students use their voter information cards